Surgical Fixation No Better for Dorsally Displaced Distal Radius Fracture
Surgical fixation with K-wires does not improve patients’ wrist function at 12 months compared with a cast among patients with dorsally displaced distal radius fracture.
Surgical fixation with K-wires does not improve patients’ wrist function at 12 months compared with a cast among patients with dorsally displaced distal radius fracture.
Drug holidays after long-term risedronate are associated with a small increase in the risk for hip fracture compared with drug holidays after long-term alendronate.
Apart from fall 2020, hip fracture surgery volumes among older individuals were lower than among historic controls until vaccination
This study found no evidence that stronger opioids were superior to milder opioids for subacute pain.
The incidence of hip fracture decreased from 1970 to 2010, with reductions in smoking and heavy drinking coincident with this decrease.
Axillary and infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks may have comparable efficacy in preventing and alleviating tourniquet pain associated with moderate-duration repair of fractures distal to the elbow.
A new biomechanical bone assessment evaluates fracture risk in children at least as effectively as femoral and total body bone mineral density.
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A guideline update from the American Society for Radiation Oncology continues to support the efficacy and safety of palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases.
For patients with open fracture, reoperation rate higher with use of castile soap than with saline.