Wrist fractures, particularly from a fall, are common as people age. Surgery may be necessary to realign the wrist. CHARLES TRAINOR JR Miami Herald file Q. I am 80 years old and fell on my right wrist ...

Your radius is one of the two bones in your forearm, along with the ulna. It’s the bone that attaches closest to your thumb. A radius fracture, sometimes called a radial fracture, is a break of this ...

Patients with calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease, also known as pseudogout, have an 80% higher risk for fracture than individuals who do not have the disease, according to a new analysis.

Young and old soccer players fall numerous times in each game and during practice. But, how can you tell when a little wrist pain is more than a normal bump or bruise? When is an x-ray needed? These ...

For persons aged 60 years or older with displaced distal radius fracture, surgical treatment seems not to be better than nonsurgical treatment for patient-reported wrist function, according to a study ...

For older patients with distal radius wrist fractures, there are no significant differences in outcomes after 2 years when treated with nonsurgical casting compared with the three other most common ...

Wrist fractures are one of the most common fracture types. The burden of injury and costs of wrist fractures globally are substantial, with surgical treatment the popular treatment choice without ...

OsteoDetect is a computer-aided detection and diagnostic software that uses an algorithm to analyze 2-D wrist radiographs for signs of distal radius fracture. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

The FDA has approved a new artificial intelligence tool called OsteoDetect that helps doctors diagnose wrist fractures. The tool is a computer-aided detection and diagnosis software application that ...

An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is effective at detecting a common type of wrist fracture on X-rays, according to a study published in the journal Radiology: Artificial ...

Anfernee Simons suffered a left wrist fracture, per Bulls coach Billy Donovan, which will force him to miss time going forward. Donovan told reporters the fracture is a recurring injury he suffered ...