In a multicenter, randomized trial in the United Kingdom, fixing wrist fracture with Kirschner wires (K-wires) did not improve patient outcomes at 1 year when compared with well-molded casting without ...

For elderly patients with unstable ankle fractures, a molded, below-knee cast with minimal padding produces similar functional outcomes and fewer drawbacks associated with surgical fixation, according ...

HealthDay News — A new type of plaster cast might help older adults avoid surgery for unstable ankle fractures, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Older adults are more likely to experience ankle fractures. Close contact casting is a modified cast that reduced the number of patients requiring invasive surgical procedures. A modified casting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Topology-optimized splint immobilization may be preferred vs. cast immobilization after distal radius fracture ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. SAN DIEGO — Treatment of unstable malleolar fractures ...

Using a plaster cast to treat scaphoid wrist fractures of the wrist is equivalent to surgery in healing the bone, as long as the few that do not re-join are identified and fixed. Scaphoid wrist ...

Older patients with unstable ankle fractures could avoid surgery using a new type of plaster cast, according to research led by Oxford University. Subscribe today to access over 6,000 peer-reviewed ...

NEW YORK – A splint may work just as well as a cast in helping children with non-severe wrist fractures heal, a study published Tuesday suggests. The findings, researchers say, should encourage ...

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Osteoporosis sufferer Virginia Klucikowski, an 87-year-old retired school nurse from Evergreen Park, Ill., and cancer patient David Sepulveda, a 65-year-old worker for the Chicago Transit Authority, ...