People often fracture or break the bones in their hands or wrists after traumatic injuries. Fractures can cause pain and swelling around the injury. Fractures can also change the position of your ...

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, ...

We use our hands for almost every type of activity. But hands are complex, and when a part of them gets damaged, it can affect the whole hand. A metacarpal fracture is a break in one of the hand bones ...

Angulated fractures involve a broken bone that tilts at an angle. Most cases require some form of realignment using a cast or other measures for proper healing. An angulated fracture occurs when a ...

Occipital condyle fractures (OCFs) occur at the base of your skull, often after a high-energy impact. While the location of this injury may worry you, most people have straightforward recoveries with ...

Fracture incidence increases across midlife among women aged 35 through 65 years, while declining among men after age 45.

We all want to keep our hearts and bones healthy, and new research suggests the two are more closely connected than we might ...