Pain scores are similarly low for both immobilization methods, but caregivers report that bathing and carrying are easier ...

Type 1 diabetes was associated with an elevated risk for osteoporotic fracture regardless of femoral neck bone mineral density.

A stress and a hairline fracture are the same injury, most often affecting the foot or leg. Learn what could speed up healing from a hairline fracture.

The main difference between a fractured bone and a bone bruise is that a fracture results in an actual break in the bone, and a bone bruise does not. However, the two have similar symptoms and causes.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of clinical data from 50 patients with femoral neck fractures treated at the Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University ...

Methods: An 18-year-old female with an ACL femoral avulsion fracture and a medial collateral ligament (MCL) rupture underwent arthroscopic anchor stitching using a composite absorbable bone anchor.

Leg-length discrepancy may complicate the course of a femoral shaft fracture. Since leg-length discrepancy has been noted in 15% of healthy military recruits, and discrepancy of >1 cm has been ...