Background: Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences ...

Radial head fractures are common injuries, occurring in about 20% of all acute elbow injuries. Isolated radial head fractures are not common and include about 2% of all fractures around the elbow.

What is Distal Radius Fracture? The larger of the two bones of the forearm is known as radius. The end of the arm towards the wrist is called the distal end. When the area of the radius near the wrist ...

NEW ORLEANS — Findings from a large study of patients with Mason type I or II radial head fractures showed a treatment protocol that limited elbow motion to active flexion and extension after 48 hours ...

Recovery from distal radial fractures varies for different ethnic groups, according to New York researchers. Michael Walsh, PhD, and colleagues at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases suggest that ...

A press-fit radial head arthroplasty is a procedure that helps restore the function of the head of your radius bone, one of the long arm bones that connects your forearm to your elbow joint and allows ...

RHA prostheses that replace your radial head are inserted directly into the remaining radius bone, and they sometimes loosen over time. A radial head arthroplasty (RHA) is a procedure to replace the ...

A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with ...