Horse racing has seen sharp declines in most types of equine musculoskeletal fatalities, but reductions to one particular type of injury— the shoulder fracture—have been less dramatic. Speaking before ...

Your clavicle, or collarbone, is the long, thin bone that connects your chest to your shoulder. You have one on each side of your body. These bones help hold up your shoulders and allow you to move ...

For those who suffer from a shoulder fracture, also known as a proximal humerus fracture, either due to a fall or other type of trauma, the road to recovery can be a slow and frustrating one. Learn ...

There is nothing to be gained by operating on a patient with a so-called displaced fracture of the shoulder. Three weeks with the arm in a sling so that the shoulder is kept inactive yields the same ...

An arm in a sling cures a shoulder fracture just as well as an operation with plates and screws. This is shown by a comprehensive study. There is nothing to be gained by operating on a patient with a ...

New indications expand applications for Catalyst Fracture System to anatomic shoulder restorations Catalyst OrthoScience Inc. (“Catalyst”), a private medical technology company redefining shoulder ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Generally, proximal humerus fractures are the sequelae of low-energy falls in elderly patients or high-velocity ...

Women are more prone to certain types of shoulder injuries as they age. Dr. Gregory Gasbarro with Mercy Medical Center said ...