Obesity and type 2 diabetes in adolescence can interfere with bone development, potentially increasing the risk of fractures ...

When astronomers look toward the middle of the Milky Way, they see massive structures that are commonly called bones due to their appearance. There are 20 of these structures known so far, though more ...

As youth engagement in high-energy sports surges, so does the prevalence of sport-related injuries. Among them, tibial ...

Every ~20 seconds in the U.S a woman aged 50 or older suffers a fracture.1 These fractures result in higher rates of hospitalization than heart attack, stroke, or breast cancer, while having ...

What do you do when the femur literally vanishes after you’ve fixed the fracture? This case study of a standard mid-shaft ...

“Preserved blood vessel structures, like we have found in Scotty’s rib bone, appear linked to areas where the bone was ...

Tibial tubercle avulsion fractures (TTAFs) are uncommon but increasingly observed injuries in young athletes, especially ...

Muscatine-based Amana Care Clinic announces same-day treatment for foot, knee, and ankle fractures with on-site X-ray ...