Health
Slip sliding away: Shield yourself from winter injury
A white winter landscape might look magical, but the cold and snow and ice can make even the simplest of tasks potentially dangerous.
Jan 30, 2024
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News tagged with wrist fracture
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Q and A: Avoiding shoulder injuries while shoveling snow
Last winter, I slipped and fell shoveling snow. I have arthritis in one of my shoulders. I'm concerned about having another injury. How common are shoulder injuries during the winter due to shoveling snow and other activities? ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Surgery
Metal pins no better than traditional plaster cast for a broken wrist
Using metal K-wires (commonly known as 'pins') to hold broken wrist bones in place while they heal are no better than a traditional moulded plaster cast, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Jan 20, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Researchers use AI to detect wrist fractures
An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is effective at detecting a common type of wrist fracture on X-rays, according to a study published in the journal Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. Researchers ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Surgery
Could a cast be as good as surgery for treating wrist fracture for older people?
Wrist fractures are one of the most common fracture types. The burden of injury and costs of wrist fractures globally are substantial, with surgical treatment the popular treatment choice without strong supporting evidence.
Mar 18, 2021
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Surgery
'Avoid surgery' for most cases of common wrist fracture in young people, urge researchers
A study led by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has found that plaster casts are just as effective at healing scaphoid waist fractures in the wrist as surgery. The SWIFFT trial, funded by the National Institute ...
Aug 6, 2020
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Surgery
Obesity, smoking do not impact long-term healing of wrist fractures
(HealthDay)—Excellent clinical and radiographic outcomes can be achieved with surgery for displaced wrist fractures in patients who are obese and in those who smoke, according to a study published in the December issue ...
Dec 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Roux-en-Y surgery linked with more non-vertebral fractures than adjustable gastric banding
Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may be at greater risk for non-vertebral fracture than those having adjustable gastric banding (AGB), a new population-based study reports. The results will be presented ...
Mar 17, 2018
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Gout linked to increased hip fracture risk in women
(HealthDay)—For women, a history of gout is associated with increased risk of hip fracture, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Feb 2, 2017
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Surgery
Wrist fractures linked to poor balance in elderly patients
Elderly patients suffering a low energy wrist (distal radius) fracture are more likely to have difficulties with balance, placing them at risk for future injuries, according to a new study appearing in the July 20, 2016 issue ...
Jul 21, 2016
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