A St. George mom charged with aggravated child abuse after her 4-month-old infant arrived at the hospital with multiple fractures entered a plea to avoid stiffer charges.

Abstract Calcaneal fractures remain among the most challenging fractures encountered by orthopaedic traumatologists, but the technology exists today to treat any isolated calcaneal fracture.

The child was being carried by his mother when the assault occurred in Longs. A person was arrested by U.S. Marshals in the incident.

Graphic comparison (p50) of the bone parameters (QUS) of children and adolescents from Arequipa (Peru) and the Hungarian international reference.SOS, speed of sound; BUA, broadband ultrasound ...

Treating fractures in children requires special knowledge of growth physiology. Incorrect treatment of bone fractures in child and adolescent patients is less often caused by technical deficiencies ...

Affidavit reveals 4-month-old in Midland had rib fractures, head fracture 'concerning child abuse' The father of the child, 18-year-old Devion Gomez, was charged with first-degree injury to a child.

Buckle fractures are incomplete fractures of bones and happen mainly in children. Learn about their causes, symptoms, and treatment options.

Two people face charges in connection with the suspected abuse of a Bristol child who suffered more than a dozen rib fractures and other injuries. Rebeccalyn Tortora, 28, of Bristol and Michael ...

IN 1931 Dachtier1 presented a study of 26 cases of "fractures of the anterior, superior portion of the os calcis due to indirect violence." This was followed by a report published independently by ...

Greenstick fractures typically occur in children younger than 10, and they are sometimes seen in older children and even in teens. By young adulthood, however, bone structure has ossified.

The FDA has cleared the company’s OSSIOfiber ® bio-integrative fixation technology for use in orthopedic surgery for children and adolescents needing bone fractures fixed, osteotomies, or fusions.

However, clinical trials designed to test whether vitamin D supplements can prevent bone fractures in children have not previously been conducted.