A Boxer's Fracture usually occurs from punching something with a closed fist. Surgical recommendations depend upon the angle at which th

This type of an injury will be affected from twisting, turning and body to body impact. It will also impact deep breathing and the ability t

I would emphasize that this is a big deal due to the type of fracture that he sustained. This are of the bone has relatively diminished bloo

Lebron James sustained a likely serious hand injury after the overtime game versus the Golden State Warriors in game 1.  It is reported that

After surgery, you have an implant within the orbit of the eye and if that becomes dislodged it could impinge on the eye muscles or optic ne

n the 9th inning of yesterday's game against the Angels Elvis Andrus sustained an elbow fracture. The injury occurred with a direct impa

Madison Bumbgarner sustained a hand fracture in a spring training game this Friday. It is reported that injury occurred due to a line drive

Kyrie Irving sustained a knee cap fracture in 2015, which ended his season and required surgery.The difficult issue with this type of surger

Based on the mechanism of a fall directly on to the elbow the most likely injury is called an olecranon fracture. The olecranon is the point

His injury is unique in that it is not actually of the bony part of the rib, it is of the cartilage connection of the rib to the sternum. In

The most common fractures to need surgery would be a metacarpal shaft fracture or a metacarpal neck fracture. An athlete probably would have

A Jones fracture is a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone at a very specific location called Zone 2 at the base of the fifth metatarsal. T

Typically occurs with a direct force to the outside aspect of the shoulder or a direct impact to the front of the shoulder, such as a fall d

Most likely, Josh Hart either had a metacarpal shaft fracture or a metacarpal neck fracture. Since he needed surgery, he probably had a pin

In addition to the sprained ankle, Neymar most certainly has a Jones fracture. A Jones fracture is a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone a

Generally speaking in orthopedics, we use the two terms interchangeably, so I would say there is no difference between the two terms with re

If the fracture is treated non-surgically, one of the key factors associated with return to play is the direction of the fracture. When the