Researchers in Liverpool and Oxford have found that surgery for a common elbow fracture in children offers no clinical benefit compared to non-surgical care. The findings could have significant ...

The good news is Will Vest's injury does not require surgery and doctors believe he will be able to pitch again before the ...

Antibiotic treatment prior to surgical repair of a pediatric elbow fracture does not reduce the risk for post-operative infection, according to new findings from a team of researchers and surgeons ...

A retrospective cohort study found that artificial intelligence (AI) assistance significantly improved the sensitivity of emergency clinicians in detecting paediatric elbow fractures, correctly ...

Tigers' manager A.J. Hinch told reporters on Friday that right-hander Will Vest has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in ...

Elbow fractures can occur as a result of a trauma, such as a fall while playing sports or even just walking along. Fractures in falls happen most often when people stretch our their arm to catch ...

Pediatric obesity is currently an epidemic, with the prevalence having quadruped over the last 25 years. Among other complications, obese children who sustain a supracondylar humeral (above the elbow) ...

Both below-elbow and above-elbow casts maintain realignment and reduction of distal forearm fractures in children equally well, a randomized study shows. Many surgeons recommend above-elbow casts to ...

Nursemaid elbow is a common elbow injury, especially among young children and toddlers. It occurs when a child’s elbow is pulled and one of the bones partially dislocates, giving it another name, ...