Colles’ Fracture. This type of fracture moves the radius bone slightly upward and causes obvious deformity. It is most often caused by a direct shock to the palm, like if the hand is used to ...

To get a trimalleolar fracture, the impact has to be very hard or from a particular angle to lead to this amount of damage. Women ages 75 to 84 most commonly get trimalleolar ankle fractures ...

A bone fracture refers to any break in the bone’s structure, ranging from a small crack to a complete break. Understanding the types of fractures, such as greenstick, transverse, or comminuted ...

This type of fracture will require resetting by a doctor, followed by a few months of healing. Bones regrow with time, and you should be able to use the bone normally after treatment.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Report of a Case of Vertical Fracture through the Lower Tibial Epiphysis during the Period of Bone Growth and an Operation for the ...

Sometimes, the bone does not heal properly after collarbone surgery, which is known as non-union. However, the overall infection and non-union rate for collarbone surgery affect fewer than 4.5% of ...

For patients with a broken shin bone, a new generation of smart orthopaedic implants is being developed that can not only monitor healing progression at the bone fracture site, but can use ...

A subchondral fracture is a type of injury that occurs due to repetitive stress in the layer of bone tissue just beneath the cartilage. It often happens to the knees or hips of older adults ...

Drawing from data gathered in the Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study (DOES), the researchers looked at two cohorts aged 60 and over who had been assessed for fracture incidence and risk factors ...

T1DM is linked with decreased trabecular and cortical bone parameters. The decrease in cortical bone is more pronounced in those with microvascular disease, correlating with increased fracture risk.

CD47-null femoral fractures show reduced bone formation, but increased tissue mineral density. µCT analysis of transverse femoral fracture in WT (n = 9) and CD47-null (n = 11-14) mice at 10- and ...