One of the more common types of injuries we rehabilitate as physical therapists are ankle fractures. We see these as a result of a wide range of mechanisms, from slip and falls on ice to rolling ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column about osteoporosis, you said that a hip fracture “is devastating.” I’ve heard this often, ...
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 ...
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 ...
A new article in JBMR Plus, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that patient survival rates after hip or other bone fractures can be very poor. While patients and their families may ...
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What to know and do about a broken arm
A broken arm occurs when one or more of the bones in your arm crack or break. Immediate medical care is important if you ...
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 ...
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