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A periarticular fracture affects the bones that make up the joints throughout the body. Treatment depends on the severity of the break, the location and the cause.

OrthoIndy physical therapist, Casey Wallace explains the benefits of walking, how much you should walk every day and whether or not you can lose weight from walking.

What are common wrist sprain symptoms, how do you tell if your wrist is broken or sprained and how is a broken or sprained wrist treated? Learn more here.

How do you treat hip impingement? After undergoing hip surgery and treatment for hip impingement, Amanda Annee continues to do what she loves: Play soccer.

How long does it take to recover from a shoulder replacement and is shoulder replacement major surgery? A patient shares her experience with a total shoulder replacement.

After bone trauma, difficulty with bone healing or alignment can occur. This is referred to as a malunion or nonunion and may make the return to function a challenge.

Most broken bones do not lead to infections. In rare cases, fractures, particularly open fractures, can lead to infection and a long treatment and recovery process.

Surgeons perform almost a million knee and hip replacements yearly. A bilateral joint replacement is when both hips or both knees are replaced simultaneously.

OrthoIndy trauma physicians treat injuries related to motorized vehicle accidents including car, truck, motorcycle, four wheeler, ATV, dirt bikes and moped accidents.

Most people experience aches and pains in their joints sometimes. We explain when to see a joint pain specialist and how to get back to living a pain-free life.

A proximal tibia fracture is when the shinbone specifically breaks just below the knee. Here we explain proximal tibia fracture causes, symptoms and treatment.

After living with hip pain since he was a child, Chad turns to Indianapolis total joint surgeon for a total hip replacement and finally found hip pain relief.