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 ...
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A 42-year-old woman with type II open, right distal-third tibia, fibula fractures

A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1). The patient was appropriately resuscitated, given IV ...
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Six week casting proves as effective as surgery for unstable ankle fractures

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

A fracture of the distal fibula doesn't always mean surgery

Q: I was diagnosed with a fracture of the tip of the distal fibula with no displacement on Oct. 17, 2005. The original pain and swelling had decreased within a month but further X-rays in January and ...
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Paragon 28 Launches the Phantom® Fibula Nail System for Less Invasive Fracture Repair

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paragon 28, Inc. (NYSE: FNA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Phantom® Fibula Nail System, designed to give surgeons a less invasive option to treat the ...
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55-year-old woman with persistent nonunion in an upper extremity

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 55-year-old woman initially sustained a closed, right distal third humeral shaft fracture in 2005 after a ...