A spica cast is often used for hip dysplasia and for fractures that require the thigh bone and pelvis to be kept still. Children who have spica casts need special care to prevent possible ...

There are statistics about what happens when you break your hip and they ... Pelvis fractures because of a fall hurt like crazy. You can't fix 'em. You can't put a cast around somebody's pelvis.

This is especially common with some wrist fractures, hip fractures (especially in older ... cleaned thoroughly to avoid infection. After the cast or splint is removed, the area around the fracture ...

You can't cast ribs. Dr. Rothberg: We don't cast pelvic fractures ... Miller: Is the recovery time similar to a repaired hip fracture, or is it longer? Is there a difference in the type of recovery?

Researchers writing in the journal Osteoporosis International found that hip fractures in women over 65 began increasing in 2013 among Medicare recipients (after plateauing for years), with an ...

Staff at the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s Hip Fracture Unit could be cast as 2016’s Health Workers of the Year in recognition of their work helping patients who have broken their hips.. Putting ...

People living with dementia who had hip fractures treated with surgery lived longer than those who didn’t have surgery, a new study finds. Choosing to undergo surgery can be a complicated ...