One of the largest published studies on simultaneous hip and upper limb fragility fractures shows that upper limb fractures are more likely to occur with hip fractures than lower limb fractures.

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Upper limb fracture' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Distal upper and lower limb fractures were identified using 3-digit ICD-9 codes 813.x through 817.x (distal upper limb fractures, including radius and ulna, carpal and metacarpal, and phalanges and ...

Treating fractures in children requires special knowledge of growth physiology. Incorrect treatment of bone fractures in child and adolescent patients is less often caused by technical deficiencies ...

Breastfeeding in infancy is associated with a lower risk of lower limb fractures when children reach young adulthood. Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of upper limb ...

Both weight gain and weight loss in older (postmenopausal) women are associated with increased incidence of fracture, but at different anatomical sites, finds a study. The findings also challenge the ...

Among patients with a displaced fracture in the upper arm near the shoulder (proximal humeral), there was no significant difference between surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment in ...

(HealthDay News) — The risk of fractures increases with both weight gain and loss in older women, according to a new study published January 27 in The BMJ. The study, by Carolyn Crandall, MD, a ...

New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that women with obesity and overweight, particularly women with high waist ...