Washington quarterback Alex Smith took a significant step in his recovery on Monday, getting the external fixator removed from his right leg. Essentially a bulky metal halo encircling his lower leg, ...

Intra-articular fractures of the distal radius (IFDR) represent high energy, complex, unstable injuries, and account for approximately one-sixth of the fractures observed in emergency rooms. 1,2 The ...

ASHBURN — Redskins quarterback Alex Smith expects to have the external fixator on his right leg removed in a month to a month and a half, coach Jay Gruden said Wednesday. Smith, who suffered a ...

Alex Smith said last month that he expected to be able to stop wearing an external fixator on his right leg in July and the Washington quarterback’s hope has been realized. Smith had been wearing the ...

A case series found that skin-stretching external fixation devices coupled with negative pressure wound therapy was effective in treating large skin defects, suggesting that this method may be a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vertical shear pelvic ring injuries present a unique challenge due to their inherent vertical and rotational ...

Just over two years ago, Alex Smith's life was in jeopardy. Doctors thought at one point they might have to amputate his right leg. Now, Smith is once again the starting quarterback of the Washington ...