A broken pelvis is a fracture in one or more of the bones in your lower abdomen. Pelvic fractures are typically caused by high impact traumas, like car accidents. Pelvic fractures can be severe and ...

Oct. 10 (UPI) --Specific pre-existing health conditions, and their combinations, in older people make it likelier they could die after breaking a bone -- a much greater risk than either the fracture ...

A shoulder fracture is a broken bone in the shoulder. These fractures typically occur after a fall or high impact collision. In most cases, surgery is not necessary to treat a shoulder fracture. The ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Calcaneus fractures are usually caused by severe injuries like ...

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 ...

Falls, vehicle accidents, and assaults are the top causes of skull fractures [1]. Nausea, seizures, and consciousness changes may indicate brain injury [2]. Pediatric skull fractures often require ...

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 ...

Penn Medicine researchers unveiled in a recently published paper that a type of stem cell originating in skeletal muscle cells can turn into bone. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Diabetes is a long-term condition that affects how the body regulates blood sugar. While many are aware of its impact on the heart, kidneys, and eyes, its effects on bones are often overlooked. Both ...

Various types of bone cancer may occur in the hip. A hip tumor may cause a person to experience pain, swelling, or fractures. Bone cancer in the hip is rare. Primary bone cancers, which begin in the ...

A new paper in JAMA Network Open determines whether type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risk of fractures in older women. Diabetes affects over 500 million individuals worldwide, and its ...