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 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - More than a million knee replacements surgeries are done in the U.S. The number is growing as people work to stay active, longer. Dr. Bradley Poole, an orthopedic surgeon at ...

The study started, September 1 st, 2012. Patients with distal radius fractures will be initially managed on the emergency department. Using the criteria for displacement: distal radial fractures ...

Bone is a mineralized connective tissue from which bones, the main component of the vertebrate skeleton, are formed. Bone tissue is composed of cells, namely osteoblasts, osteoclasts and ...

Objective Flexible large lumen aspiration catheters and stent retrievers have recently become available in the USA for the revascularization of large vessel occlusions presenting within the context of ...

This study was performed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a novel approach combining proximal balloon occlusion and distal aspiration to prevent distal thrombembolic complications. Methods ...

Adenomatous polyps typically do not cause symptoms unless they progress to colon cancer. Even then, there may be no sign of a problem until the malignancy is advanced. This is why colon cancer ...