Ankle fractures are among the most common fractures in adults. Some ankle fractures are "stable," so the patient can carry on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rates of any fracture are higher for adults with hyperparathyroidism before surgery vs. healthy controls. Adults ...

Cataracts increased the risk of fracture by as much as 51%, which could be substantially reduced by cataract surgery, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggested. Cataract significantly increased ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increased time from the ED to the OR was associated with an increased mortality rate. Increased delays to the OR ...

People living with dementia who had hip fractures treated with surgery lived longer than those who didn’t have surgery, a new study finds. Choosing to undergo surgery can be a complicated decision for ...

It turns out there’s an optimal time for doctors to begin surgically repairing a hip fracture in people on blood thinners or anticoagulants. It’s about the 20-hour mark after the fracture occurs, ...

VANCOUVER, Canada — Patients who undergo either Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy are at an increased risk of fracture, compared with patients with obesity who do not undergo ...

Older adults who experience delirium after hip fracture surgery face a significantly faster decline in memory and thinking ...

SAN DIEGO -- Preoperative clonidine reduced intraoperative blood loss and postoperative transfusions among patients undergoing pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery, a randomized trial showed.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An elderly person who has fractured their femur - the large thigh bone that connects the leg to the hip - may want to have surgery sooner rather than later, according to a ...

Nix has developed a reputation a comeback artist in the NFL. His next figures to be a lengthy one after Tuesday’s surgery.

Ruslan Malinovskyi will have surgery on Sunday to stabilise the fracture of his fibula, confirmed Genoa. The Ukraine international got his studs caught in the turf of the Stadio Penzo during today’s 2 ...