Current guidelines for managing osteoporosis specifically call out hip or spine fractures for increasing the risk for subsequent bone breaks. But a new study suggests that fractures in the arm, wrist, ...

Angulated fractures involve a broken bone that tilts at an angle. Most cases require some form of realignment using a cast or other measures for proper healing. An angulated fracture occurs when a ...

We use our hands for almost every type of activity. But hands are complex, and when a part of them gets damaged, it can affect the whole hand. A metacarpal fracture is a break in one of the hand bones ...

Researchers from The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have measured the extent to which a bone fracture can lead to early death and created a publicly available tool that doctors and patients can ...

Occipital condyle fractures (OCFs) occur at the base of your skull, often after a high-energy impact. While the location of this injury may worry you, most people have straightforward recoveries with ...

Credit: Getty Images. By 2030, the number of adults with osteoporosis or low bone mass is estimated to increase by more than 30%, to 71 million. The Conversation — Because there are typically no ...