Tibial plateau fractures are rare, making up around 1% of all fracture injuries. Tibial plateau fractures usually result from severe trauma. But these fractures can also happen when you have weakened ...

Any type of fracture can be very serious because it can affect your internal organs as well. Most common types of fractures that occur to people are usually in the limbs. But sometimes things can get ...

A study established a quantitative fracture identification method for the igneous reservoir rock in the Xingcheng group of Xushen gas field, a field near Daqing in northeastern China. The method uses ...

In the human body, the femur, the thigh bone is one of the largest and strongest bones which extends from the hip joint all the way down to the knee joint. Being the strongest bone, a significantly ...

The overall risk of osteoporotic fractures in patients on chronic oral anticoagulation for A-fib is low, but the choice of agent may make a difference, according to nationwide data from Denmark. The ...

Credit: Getty Images. The most important aspects to proper diagnosis of nasal bone fractures are a detailed history and a timely examination. The nasal bones, with their central location on the face, ...

Bone fractures are associated with a loss of one to seven years of life, a new study finds. The researchers have created a “skeletal age” calculator that clinicians can use to help boost patient ...

An olecranon fracture is a common elbow fracture. It is a break in the ulna bone at the point of the elbow. An olecranon fracture may occur if people have a direct fall or blow to the elbow. People ...

Not all fractures show up clearly on an X-ray—especially in children whose growth plates can disguise breaks. Tom Miller, MD, talks to Joy English, MD, about how doctors identify growth plate ...