When you’re dealing with a broken bone, there’s no one-size-fits-all strategy because the type of fracture matters significantly for your treatment plan. While activity and rest are always recommended ...

Following an infusion of zoledronate acid in low-risk postmenopausal women, fracture risk reduction emerged only 5-10 years ...

Led by Lin Xianfeng, an associate chief orthopedic surgeon, the research team sought to reduce the number of potential ...

Learn about Bone-02, the innovative bone glue adhesive transforming fracture treatment by eliminating screws, plates, and ...

Sporting autographed casts for months may one day become a thing of the past. The FDA has approved a noninvasive bone healing device designed to be worn after a fracture that uses ultrasound waves to ...

A Jones fracture is a broken pinky toe, or the fifth metatarsal in medical terms. Jones fracture healing time can take between 6-10 weeks to return to physical activity. Tennessee Titans running back ...

A parent bracing for the prognosis of their child's broken bone might hear "growth plate fracture" and immediately think unfixable damage has been done. Certainly, growth plate fractures should be ...

LAS VEGAS — The evidence in published orthopedic literature is insufficient to determine a definite correlation between early axial interfragmentary motion and fracture healing outcomes, according to ...

Repetitive and excessive stress on a bone can cause stress fractures that most often involve the leg or foot. These are common injuries that many patients overlook until the injury worsens and causes ...