Patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis exhibit a distinct vertebral fracture pattern, marked by a predominance of ...

Any kind of fracture was predictive of more fractures in postmenopausal women, new data suggested. In a prospective, observational study of over 66,000 women from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), ...

This week we are going to discuss the fifth metatarsal of the foot, that is the bone that connects to the pinky toe. The fifth metatarsal is higher up in the foot than the pinky toe and has several ...

What Is an Avulsion Fracture? An avulsion fracture happens when a ligament or tendon pulls away a small piece of a bone. This usually results from an accident or traumatic injury. Avulsion fractures ...

Following that skateboarding accident or complaints of pain after gymnastics practice, it may be time to visit your pediatrician to discuss a potential growth plate injury. Your pediatrician will do ...

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical said on Monday that late-stage studies showed its drug for a type of genetic bone disease failed to ...

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical said on Monday late-stage studies showed its experimental drug for a type of genetic bone disease failed to reduce the number of fractures that occurred per year. Shares of ...

A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with patients with isolated acetabular fractures, patients with pelvic ring fractures – specifically ...

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 ...