More than 25 million Americans have osteoporosis. It's a condition that makes bones weak and puts patients at risk for dangerous and painful fractures. Now doctors are using cement to heal broken ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with patients with isolated acetabular fractures, patients with pelvic ring fractures – specifically ...

Pelvic fracture urethral injuries (PFUIs) often result from high-velocity injuries that are associated with disruption of the pelvic ring. 1 Urethral injuries associated with PFUIs were initially ...

An adult male presented with a history of blunt trauma and was in shock. On admission, there were signs of abdominal distention, peritonitis, and unstable pelvic fracture with macroscopic hematuria.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CurvaFix, Inc., a developer of medical devices to repair fractures in curved bones, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance (K222505) from the U.S. Food & ...

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An external pelvic fixator is a surgical procedure that stabilizes a broken hip or pelvic bone. A surgeon will use small screws, pins, and carbon fiber bars to stabilize the fracture. Doctors may use ...

Investigators found that women who give birth after suffering pelvic fractures receive C-sections at more than double normal rates despite the fact that vaginal delivery after such injuries is ...

The pelvis is made of 3 bones: the ilium, ischium, and pubis. The pubis, or superior and inferior pubic rami, acts as an anchoring point for the hip adductor muscles. The rectus abdominus muscles also ...