Fractures of the Arm After Shoulder Replacement Can Be Tricky to Handle!

When someone breaks the arm bone (“humerus”), oftentimes the bone heals uneventfully without surgery. But things are different when the bone fracture happens to someone who already had a shoulder replaced: the presence of the replacement parts can compromise bone healing, and if surgery is needed, it can be quite difficult… That is one of … More Fractures of the Arm After Shoulder Replacement Can Be Tricky to Handle!

When Bone Grows Beyond the Elbow Skeleton: Heterotopic Ossification, Why Does it Matter and How to Deal with It

Did you know that bone can form outside of the boundaries of the skeleton? I am not talking about malignancies or cancer, but about masses of bone that appear in the soft-tissues surrounding the bones, and oftentimes end up blocking motion. In Medicine, the words “Heterotopic” and “Ectopic” basically mean “not in the right place”. … More When Bone Grows Beyond the Elbow Skeleton: Heterotopic Ossification, Why Does it Matter and How to Deal with It