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At most major medical centers, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds are lectures given by orthopaedic surgeons of national and international prominence, providing opportunities for faculty, residents, and fellows ...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) MedTech has launched two new plating systems for distal radius (wrist) and proximal humerus fractures for its Variable Angle Optimised Locking Technology (VOLT) plating system ...

Patients with proximal humerus fractures demonstrated substantially higher mortality rates than their matched control individuals from the general population over a 2-year period, with the highest ...

A shoulder fracture is a broken bone in the shoulder. These fractures typically occur after a fall or high impact collision. In most cases, surgery is not necessary to treat a shoulder fracture. The ...

Proximal humerus fractures account for <5% of fractures in children and the peak age of occurrence is 15 years old. 1 Nearly all proximal and midshaft fractures of the humerus in the pediatric ...

The humerus bone is located in the upper arm between the elbow and shoulder. It’s the longest bone in the arm, and supports movement in the arm and shoulder. Keep reading to learn more about your ...

(HealthDay News) — When an older patient breaks the upper arm, surgery is often no better than simply immobilizing the limb, according to a new study. The study was published in the March 10 issue of ...