One of the largest published studies on simultaneous hip and upper limb fragility fractures shows that upper limb fractures are more likely to occur with hip fractures than lower limb fractures.

Distal upper and lower limb fractures were identified using 3-digit ICD-9 codes 813.x through 817.x (distal upper limb fractures, including radius and ulna, carpal and metacarpal, and phalanges and ...

Background: The treatment of fractures in children and adolescents must be based on an adequate knowledge of the physiology of the growing skeleton. Treatment failures usually do not result from ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Upper limb fracture' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Service members experience 25 million limited duty days annually due to injuries, most of which are musculoskeletal injuries, also known as MSKI. When on limited duty status, a service member may not ...

Both weight gain and weight loss in older (postmenopausal) women are associated with increased incidence of fracture, but at different anatomical sites, finds a study published in The BMJ this week.

3 Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Monash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence to Dr ...

Both weight gain and weight loss in older (postmenopausal) women are associated with increased incidence of fracture, but at different anatomical sites, finds a study. The findings also challenge the ...