Fractures that occurred at any prior time in adulthood were associated with fracture risk in older adults, a cohort study indicated. In fact, a first fracture in younger adulthood was linked with the ...

A pubic ramus fracture describes a type of crack or break in a person’s pelvis. Pubic ramus fractures are not typically life threatening and typically heal well. However, this kind of fracture can be ...

A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The humerus is the long bone of your upper arm. It extends from your shoulder to your elbow, where it joins with the ulna and radius bones of your forearm. A humerus fracture refers to any break in ...

A fracture is a break in your bone. A break is called a pathologic fracture when force or impact didn’t cause the break to happen. Instead, an underlying disease leaves your bones weak and brittle.

These are unwritten lectures printed from the stenographer's reports. Verbal corrections are made in revision, but no rhetorical changes. They were delivered to the third and fourth classes as part of ...

A recent study compared the fracture risk between osteoporosis and osteopenia. Osteoporosis and osteopenia both lead to an increased risk of bone fractures in patients, which can lead to disability ...

Fracture blisters are a rare occurrence after you fracture or break a bone. They can also occur after you have surgery on a bone. Fracture blisters occur in about 2.9 percent of all fractures. The ...

The fibula is the longest, thinnest calf bone in your lower leg. Of your two lower leg bones, your fibula is closest to the outside of your body. When you break this bone, it's called a fibular ...