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Published results showed use of bioabsorbable pins with tension band absorbable sutures achieved positive functional and radiological results with no major complications in pediatric patients with medial humeral epicondyle fractures.

In a large cohort of women, those who were vegetarians demonstrated an elevated risk for hip fracture compared with their meat-eating counterparts, according to recent research.

Prediction models incorporating both cardiovascular disease and fracture risk factors may be able to predict the risk for major adverse CV events in adults with osteoporosis, according to study data.

Use of a standardized functional brace may be a viable treatment alternative to spica casting in pediatric patients with diaphyseal femur fractures, according to results.

Women who are vegetarian had a greater risk for hip fracture compared with those who ate five or more servings of meat per week, findings in BMC Medicine showed.

For the 2020 to 2021 academic year, the Coalition for Physician Accountability released recommendations for residency and fellowship programs to commit to online interviews and virtual visits for all applicants due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have had many educators in our professional and personal lives. The most influential ones have become permanent fixtures in all that we do, inspiring our best work and influencing how we live our lives.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in the usual application process for fellowships and residencies.

Patient-initiated urgent care center visits for low acuity, cervical spine trauma were linked with reduced ED referrals, as well as imaging and health care costs, according to published results.

A comparison of electric scooter- and bicycle-related injuries in Oslo, Norway, found most injuries involving “e-scooters” were in young adults at nighttime who were not wearing helmets and were often intoxicated.