If you have a chronic health condition, it may have negative effects on the density of your bones. With weak bones, there's a higher chance that fractures can happen, even without any impact to your ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...

Hairline or stress fractures are tiny cracks on a bone that often develop in the foot or lower leg. The most significant risk for a hairline fracture is playing high impact sports that involve ...

Bone fractures and breaks are interchangeable terms. They both refer to a bone that has been shattered, typically by excessive force. Doctors are more likely to use the term fracture. Bone injuries ...

The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) calculates your chance of getting a fracture in the next decade, taking into account multiple risk factors. The higher your score, the more likely it is you’ll ...

Bisphosphonates prevent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, but their efficacy in women with osteopenia is unknown. Most fractures in postmenopausal women occur in those with osteopenia, so ...

Far too few patients are referred for treatment that could stave off another costly, debilitating and sometimes deadly fracture. By Jane E. Brody Older adults who break a bone face a serious yet ...