Objectives: Methods in machine learning have been shown to be an essential tool for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The scientists are constantly looking new technology that might improve current clinical practise. One most well-liked study fields continues computerized bone fracture identification categorization. Furthermore, identifying cracks determining where they occur challenges h...

A tubular braided composite bone cast for improving the efficiency and quality of bone fracture treatment is investigated. Finite element analysis was used to evaluate stress concentrations in fracture sites supported with plate and tubular casts. The stress in a plated bone is 768 % of that in a whole bone at the same location, while it is only 47 % in a bone with a tubular cast. Three unbroke...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether African American children with forearm fractures have decreased bone mineral density and an increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level ≤ 20 ng/mL) compared with fracture-free control patients. METHODS This case-control study in African American children, aged 5 to 9 years, included case patients with forearm fracture and contro...

Clavicle fractures are common in adults. Recent studies have shown that operative treatment of clavicle fractures has benefits in many situations. However, there is controversy about the indications. Data on social outcomes are limited. A total of 434 patients with 436 clavicle fractures treated both operatively and nonoperatively at a level 1 trauma center were identified. Narcotic use was rec...

The stiffness of fracture fixation devices together with musculoskeletal loading defines the mechanical environment within a long bone fracture, and can be quantified by the interfragmentary movement. In vivo results suggested that this can have acceleratory or inhibitory influences, depending on direction and magnitude of motion, indicating that some complications in fracture treatment could b...

Background: A better understanding of how bone mineral density and vitamin D levels are associated with femoralneck and intertrochanteric hip fractures may help inform healthcare providers. We asked: 1) In patients age ≥ 55 years,is there a difference in quantitative ultrasound of the heel (QUS) t-score between patients with fractures of the femoralneck and those with fractures of the intertroc...

INTRODUCTION: Prediction of bone fracture goes beyond bone mineral density measurement. The quality of bone matrix is instrumental in providing fracture resistance to bone. Thus assessment of bone quality is critical to understanding bone fracture. Reference point indentation (RPI) purports to measure bone matrix quality in vivo and has been shown to separate fracture and non-fracture groups wi...