Stress fractures are small bone cracks from overuse. Learn about the causes, who's at risk, and current methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Fractures in the femur (thigh bone ... leg as soon as possible to ensure proper treatment and reduce the risk of ...

An 82-year-old woman with a medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2 (most recent hemoglobin A1c of 10.3%), atrial ...

Traumatic mechanisms and fracture patterns were related to pulmonary complications in elderly patients with isolated rib fractures. • No significant relationship was found between chronic ...

The aim of this study was to determine if a delay to surgery of more than 48 h was associated with poorer functional outcomes and increased 1-year mortality rates for elderly hip fractures.A ...

Certain factors, including tobacco use and substance abuse, may increase the risk of complications in mandible fracture treatment. This study was published recently in the Journal of Oral and ...

In both cases, your surgeon injects a type of medical cement into your damaged spine to heal the fracture ... ask you if you’re still having pain. Complications from vertebroplasty and ...

“Among the other possible complications correlated with MACS ... MACS have an increased prevalence and incidence of vertebral fractures compared to patients with nonfunctioning tumors ...