The first type of fracture I would like to talk ... wires and can help the bone heal and grow back together. A severely displaced fifth metatarsal fracture can require bone grafting.

Background: Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences ...

Some common types of fractures include: Fractures can also be categorized as non-displaced and displaced. With a non-displaced fracture, the broken ends of the bone have not moved out of place.

The fracture line enters the joint lateral to the ridge between the trochlea and capitellum. The fracture extends into the trochlear groove. Figure 6a. A displaced lateral condyle fracture of the ...

If the scaphoid fracture is displaced, there is a greater risk that it will not heal correctly. In this case, your physician may recommend initial surgery to reposition the bones. This type of ...

A 24 year old man sustained an avulsion fracture at the plantar lateral base of the first metatarsal. Normal alignment of metatarsal bones and tarsometatarsal joint was maintained. In this paper, we ...

Results showed white patients were more likely to undergo total hip arthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fracture compared ...