A foot stress fracture can happen in an instant or gradually get worst with time. But it usually starts with a flinch – something that doesn’t feel right in your foot – then a sinking feeling in your ...

Researchers recently evaluated three tools to help predict risk of hip fracture in adults aged 80 and older, a population that accounts for 70% of hip fractures in the United States. The three ...

HOUSTON — The inability to stand on 1 leg for 10 seconds or to squat down to reach the floor represent strong early predictors of hip fracture and mortality in postmenopausal women, according to a ...

A simple blood test could reduce the risk of complications and death in older people with hip fractures, according to a meta-analysis published in the journal Injury. Up to 40% of patients die in the ...

A single bone mineral density (BMD) test given 15 years earlier predicted a woman’s risk of developing fractures to her spine over time A single bone mineral density (BMD) test given 15 years earlier ...

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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 ...