Avi Kumar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics, performed the first case with a shoulder fracture plate that he invented. Dr. Kumar came up with the idea for ...

A Bournemouth student needed screws in his face after an “extremely drunk” teenager attacked him. The assault happened on 1st November 2023 after the unnamed student “inadvertently ...

A UNIVERSITY student needed metal screws to fix his broken face after a teenager attacked and knocked him unconscious, a court heard. Monty Hughes, 20 and of Oakfield Road in Poole, fractured the ...

While Alpine surgeons are highly skilled, the myriad of screws, plates, and pins from numerous small manufacturers creates real challenges once patients return home. Trauma surgeon Kees Bartlema from ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Rivers State Sector Command, has commenced a special operation to tackle the menace of fake number plates and vehicle registration numbers. The operation ...

If the answer is too much, surgery is usually indicated—first a “reduction” to realign the pieces of bone and then “fixation” to hold them in place with screws, plates or rods.

Mauricio Umansky's skiing injury required a metal plate and 12 screws during emergency surgery. The reality TV star shared a health update for his 800,000 social media followers after suffering a ...

Following his surgery, Mauricio returned to social media, where he thanked his online audience for their support and revealed the doctors had inserted not only a metal plate but also 12 screws into ...

Mauricio Umansky revealed that doctors put in 12 screws and a metal plate to fix his broken clavicle after his skiing accident in Aspen, Colo. “I had surgery on my clavicle. It was a clean break ...