Type of fracture may be difficult to reset and stabilize ...

HANOVER TWP., Pa. - Tyber Medical, a Northampton County-based maker of orthopedic devices, has gained regulatory approval for a system that helps heal leg bones. The "Proximal Tibia Plating System" ...

People who suffer catastrophic breaks to their long leg bones usually face multiple surgeries, and all too often, amputation. Scientists at the University of Arizona have been working for more than 20 ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Detroit Lions are off to a 4-1 start to the season with a dominant, 47-9 victory against the Dallas Cowboys, but they have lost one of the NFL's best defensive players to a ...

LONDON — British two-time Olympic champion track cyclist Katie Archibald will miss the Paris Games after breaking two leg bones in a freak accident. The 30-year-old Archibald fractured her tibia and ...

A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1). The patient was appropriately resuscitated, given IV ...

A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...

Milwaukee Panthers senior John Lovelace Jr. is making progress after suffering a badly broken left leg in October and aims to ...