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Bone Fractures

12/30/2018

Mark is a very active man in his mid-40s who fractured his tibia while playing racquetball with his 19-year-old son. He has been smoking since he was a teenager, and he has not been receptive to cessation...

12/30/2018

Bone Fractures

Pearls of Wisdom: Smoking and Fractures

04/16/2014

Mark is a very active man in his mid-40s who was playing racquetball with his 19-year-old son and ended up fracturing his tibia.

04/16/2014

Research Summaries

Research Summary

Association Between Degree of Walking Ability and Bone Fracture Risk

04/12/2024

Jessica Ganga

A team of researchers sought to determine the association between walking ability as a predictor for bone fracture risk in certain adult populations.

04/12/2024

Research Summary

Sharp Increase in Pickleball-Related Fractures During the Last 20 Years

02/26/2024

Anthony Calabro, MA

Researchers set out to determine the prevalence of pickleball-related fractures examined in United States emergency departments from 2002 to 2022, as well the demographics associated with those fractures....

02/26/2024

Fractures

Aspirin Noninferior to Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Preventing Death in Patients with Fractures

02/02/2023

The researchers compared the efficacy of thromboprophylaxis with aspirin to low-molecular-weight heparin in patients with orthopedic trauma.

02/02/2023

medication use

Low-Dose Aspirin Increases Risk of Falls in Older Adults

12/28/2022

Researchers examined the relationship between daily use of low-dose aspirin in older adults and the risk of fractures and serious falls.

12/28/2022

Surgery

Two Antiseptic Solutions Equally Effective in Preventing Postsurgical Infection

10/24/2022

The researchers looked at 2 commonly used antiseptics to compare the effect of both formulations in preventing infections after bone fracture surgery.

10/24/2022

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