A shoulder fracture is a broken bone in the shoulder. These fractures typically occur after a fall or high impact collision. In most cases, surgery is not necessary to treat a shoulder fracture. The ...

A broken leg is a break or crack in one of the bones in your leg. It’s also referred to as a leg fracture. The type and severity of a bone fracture depends on the amount of force that caused the ...

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, ...

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 ...

A new paper in JAMA Network Open determines whether type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risk of fractures in older women. Diabetes affects over 500 million individuals worldwide, and its ...

Having a quick spine check as part of a routine bone scan could uncover hidden fractures that affect millions of people. This ...

Room-temperature plasma: The pencil-type helium microplasma jet device used to irradiate biological targets. (Courtesy: Osaka City University) Bone fracture or loss, caused by trauma, surgery or ...

Individuals living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes (T1D and T2D, respectively) are at greater risk of bone fractures, according to a systematic review update published in Bone. Diabetes is a major ...