Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Malle and colleagues analyzed data from 915 adults recruited from eight trauma centers throughout Austria, as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women who experience a first fragility fracture are at significant risk for experiencing subsequent fractures, ...

A treatment system centered on elderly hip fractures has been formed, which achieves full process management of pre-hospital ...

Peter L. Salgo, MD: What is the cost, if you know, of 1 fracture to an individual and to the system? How much does it cost? Andrea J. Singer, MD, FACP, CCD: Depends on what type of fracture we’re ...

A calvarial fracture means that a break in the skull has occurred. Your doctor can use imagery like CT and MRI scans, along with neurological testing, to determine how extensive the injury is. Share ...

Growth plate fractures are injuries to the soft connective tissue in the ends of long bones of children and teens. This soft tissue makes it possible for bones to grow as children age. It’s also ...

Fracture risk appears higher among men taking testosterone treatment for hypogonadism. Testosterone treatment in middle-aged and older men with hypogonadism does not appear to reduce the risk for ...

Buckle fractures are a type of bone injury that happen in children. They're incomplete fractures — the bone is not broken all the way through. These fractures result from sudden force or pressure ...

A triquetral fracture happens when you break or crack the triquetrum, one of the 8 small carpal bones that form a part of your wrist. ‌Falling on an outstretched hand is the most common cause of a ...

A blowout fracture is a break in one of the bones surrounding the eye area. The orbit is the concave compartment that protects the eye and holds it in place. If a person takes a blow to the eye area, ...