That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...

Sir Chris Hoy said he 'smashed' his leg in his worst crash in 43 years. The NHS has advice on leg injury symptoms, when to ...

The six-time Olympic gold medallist said of his serious leg injury: 'You just don't bounce like you do when you're younger' ...

Broken bones are not infrequent or all that surprising. You likely wouldn't think twice about seeing someone with a cast on their foot or a sling on their arm — whether they're a wild child whose ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Each year, more patients are hospitalized for osteoporosis ...

A new paper in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that bone fracture rates in older women differ by race, quite significantly. While researchers have ...

A tool made from a modified glue gun can now repair broken bones in surgery by 3D-printing grafts directly onto them. Bone implants have historically been made of metal, donor bone and more recently ...