Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed volar locking plate fixation may not be superior to closed reduction for subjective ...

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 ...

People often fracture or break the bones in their hands or wrists after traumatic injuries. Fractures can cause pain and swelling around the injury. Fractures can also change the position of your ...

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 ...

Arthroscopy has a certain mystique. Crisp images. Intra-articular glamour. The sense that if you see more, you must be fixing more. For distal radius fractures, however, this systematic review and ...

Background: In the absence of head-to-head trials, indirect comparisons of randomized placebo-controlled trials may provide a viable option to assess relative efficacy. The purpose was to estimate the ...

The scaphoid bone is one of the eight smaller carpal bones in your wrist. It lies on the thumb side of your wrist right below the radius, one of the two larger bones in your forearm. It’s involved in ...

A triquetral fracture happens when you break or crack the triquetrum, one of the 8 small carpal bones that form a part of your wrist. ‌Falling on an outstretched hand is the most common cause of a ...

Wrist pain has a lot of possible causes, including a sprain, tendonitis, arthritis, and fractures. Some may heal with rest, while others may need treatment. It may also be a chronic issue that has the ...

A scaphoid fracture involves a break of one of the bones on the thumb side of the wrist. The scaphoid bone plays a role in the ability to move the wrist joint. There are surgical and nonsurgical ...