Top Threat: Scaphoid fracture What it is: A break in the scaphoid bone, one of eight small carpal ... that often occurs in young men. Treatment: A cast or splint that immobilizes the thumb for ...

Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes. The bone appears to ...

The surgical method was open repositioning and screw fixation, with bone transplantation in addition for non-union. All non-dislocated non-scaphoid fractures were usually treated for from four to six ...

A scaphoid fracture is one of the ... if in the top of the bone, to six months, if in the lower part. Treatment usually involves a cast to limit movement and will cover either the whole or lower ...

The scaphoid and lunate were fixed with the distal row of carpal bones using two K-wires (from radius to capitate and from radius to triquetrum bone). Two K-wires were inserted to fix the radial ...

The scaphoid bone is located at the base of the hollow ... Treatment for scaphoid fracture involves immobilization with a cast and physical therapy. In more severe cases or when the injury isn't ...

The scaphoid is a peanut-shaped bone on the radial aspect of the wrist (thumb side) which is particularly prone to a significant type of injury—the transverse fracture. The transverse fracture ...

Some fractures require only a cast, while others may need surgery with hardware ... It happens when the fall tears the scapho-lunate (SL) ligament, which binds the scaphoid and lunate bones. An X-ray ...

Methods A total of 11 patients were treated with a percutaneous bone graft with screw fixation ... defined over the guidewire was placed on the scaphoid. Postoperatively, a thumb-supporting cast was ...

Eight small bones in your wrist give it flexibility and the necessary range of movements. These bones, arranged in two rows, include the scaphoid ... will also detect a fracture of the radius ...

finds that bone fracture rates in older women differ by race, quite significantly. While researchers have known for years that the risk of bone fracture is highest for White women, this is the ...

Over two decades, this research shows that 71,124 women, 44.2% of those observed in the study, experienced a fracture. The risk of any bone fractures was highest in White women, followed by ...