Surgery is no more effective than six weeks in a cast for unstable ankle fractures, clinical trial finds

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries ...
SciELO

Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning versus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation in Pediatric Supracondylar Humeral Fractures: A Systematic Review

Objective To compare the treatment approaches of closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) and open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures through a ...
jnis.bmj

Use of Calibrated Screw Technique (CAST) for complex vertebral compression fractures: retrospective evaluation of clinical outcomes and indications

Background Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), characterized by middle column involvement, osteonecrotic clefts, split morphology, or pedicle fractures, pose biomechanical challenges that reduce ...
BMJ

Cast versus functional brace in the rehabilitation of patients treated for an ankle fracture: protocol for the UK study of ankle injury rehabilitation (AIR) multicentre ...

Introduction Each year in the UK over 120 000 people fracture their ankle. It is not known what the best rehabilitation strategy is for these people. Traditionally standard care has involved ...
SciELO

Minimal invasive ostheosintesis for treatment of diaphiseal transverse humeral shaft fractures

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patients with transverse fractures of the shaft of the humerus treated with indirect reduction and internal fixation with plate and screws through minimally invasive technique.
IEEE

Biomechanical evaluation of extra-articular distal humeral fracture treatments using finite element analysis: A preliminary study

Abstract: Various surgical treatment options have been documented for the management of extra-articular distal humerus fractures. However, the optimal approach remains a subject of controversy, ...