Pairing intrawound tobramycin with vancomycin powder was no better than vancomycin alone at preventing deep surgical site infections among patients with periarticular tibial fractures at high risk of ...

Fractures of the tibial plateau are severe injuries, accounting for 5–8% of all fractures of the lower leg. The most frequent reasons for these injuries are falls, traffic accidents and sports trauma.

Open fractures of the tibial shaft present a formidable challenge due to the subcutaneous location of the bone, high rates of contamination and soft-tissue damage. Optimal management combines early ...

A 23-year-old female, former collegiate cheerleader with a history of right patellar instability presented to the ED with acute onset of sharp, severe pain in her right knee after feeling a pop when ...

UD engineer Michael Hast leads an NIH-funded effort to identify impaired bone healing earlier with MRI-based computer models Healing a broken bone can take months, and knowing whether recovery is on ...

Healing a broken bone can take months, and knowing whether recovery is on track often takes just as long. Doctors typically rely on periodic X-rays, capturing two-dimensional images to see how the ...