Metal screws are indispensable in bone surgery, but they can fail under everyday stress and complications can occur when ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. A broken bone (fracture) in a child or adolescent must be scrutinized. Unlike adults, whose growth plates are closed, a child or adolescent is ...

What is a compound fracture? A compound fracture (also known as an “open fracture”) is a bone fracture that is accompanied by breaks in the skin, causing the broken ends of bone to come into contact ...

Abstract: To overcome possible drawbacks of bone fracture reduction such as risks of malrotation, radiation exposure, as well as laborious traction, image-guided robotic surgery systems have been ...