Treatment for a neck fracture—also called a cervical fracture or broken neck—depends on the severity of the injury, which cervical vertebrae (bones in the neck that protect the spinal cord) are ...

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for femoral neck fracture. Methods. A literature-based search was conducted to identify all relevant studies published before September 10, 2013. The odd ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI ...

It is characterised by diverse metabolic, cardiovascular and bone mineral manifestations. A middle-aged woman presented for a preoperative evaluation of a pathological fracture of the left neck of the ...

These include impacted, nondisplaced, and displaced fractures without posterior comminution. However, the optimal treatment for femoral neck fractures with posterior comminution has not been ...

Additional injuries also are common with this type of fracture because of the amount of force it takes to injure the spine. In the most severe cases, the fracture can affect the cervical vertebrae, in ...

Cornerback Jourdan Lewis has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Houston Texans because of a neck injury.

As with back x-rays, neck radiographs may show signs of osteoarthritis that may not cause any clinical symptoms. In these ...

The man is still hospitalized with a brain bleed. A community leader says it’s the latest instance of police mistreating Vietnamese Americans in Oklahoma.

Broken ankles may involve one or more of the three bones of the ankle joint—the tibia, fibula, and talus. There are different types of ankle fractures—lateral malleolus and bimalleolar fractures, for ...