An important patient care skill is the ability to rapidly immobilize a suspected lower extremity fracture. Many lower extremity fractures are particularly emergent, both due to the forces involved in ...

Sprained ankle. Tennis elbow. Shin splints. Ugly injuries to be sure. But guess what? You'll probably get one of them sometime. Studies show that most women do. It doesn't matter whether you ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Perforated aluminum ankle splint with ...

When dealing with anterior shin splints, there's a couple of ways to approach how to best manage your symptoms so they don't happen over and over again. This week we'll go over some self treatments ...

Warrant Officer Casey Plaisance inspects her feet for blisters during a field training exercise. (Warrant Officer Kowshon Ye/Marine Corps) “The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of ...

The ankle is complex, composed of multiple bones, muscles, ligaments, and joints. As a result, it can be injured in many ways, including fractures, twists, sprains, and strains. One type of sprain, a ...

Open reduction internal fixation (orif) is a surgery to fix severely broken bones. It’s only used for serious fractures that cannot be treated with a cast or splint. It’s only used for serious ...