CU Anschutz researcher Michael A. David, PhD, is turning to a subset of AI to enhance the field of orthopedics and helping others do the same.

A comminuted fracture is when a bone breaks into three or more pieces. These typically require surgery and take longer to heal than other fractures. A comminuted fracture happens when you break a bone ...

Angulated fractures involve a broken bone that tilts at an angle. Most cases require some form of realignment using a cast or other measures for proper healing. An angulated fracture occurs when a ...

It has been reported that fractures are a common event in childhood, [1–3] with considerable variations in the incidence rate from 1.2% to 5% among different studies. [4,20,21] This variability may ...

We use our hands for almost every type of activity. But hands are complex, and when a part of them gets damaged, it can affect the whole hand. A metacarpal fracture is a break in one of the hand bones ...

Buckle fractures are a type of bone injury that happen in children. They're incomplete fractures — the bone is not broken all the way through. These fractures result from sudden force or pressure ...

Women who have just stopped menopausal hormone therapy might have a small increased risk of bone fractures compared with those who never took these medications. A review of women’s health records ...

We all want to keep our hearts and bones healthy, and new research suggests the two are more closely connected than we might think. And it turns out keeping your ticker healthy may help reduce the ...