ANY consideration of injury to the clavicle must take into account certain fundamentals. In the first place, absence of the clavicle is not incompatible with normal function of the shoulder girdle.

A 58-year-old, right-hand dominant woman fell in the shower and injured her left wrist. She was seen 3 days later at an outside emergency department (ED) where radiographs were obtained. Her wrist was ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Although data for 7,643 AO/OTA type A1 trochanteric fractures treated with either intramedullary nails or sliding hip screws reported in the Norwegian Hip Fracture Registry showed ...

Simple strategies to strengthen your bones, implemented by the whole community not just those at higher risk, could lead to a substantial decrease in hip fractures, a new Australian study suggests. A ...

BOSTON — The ratio of bone mineral density (BMD) to body mass index (BMI) may be a simple and reliable tool for assessing fracture risk in obese individuals, new research suggests. The findings were ...

Suffering a fracture, at times serves as an indication that your bones aren't as strong as they should be. This is because, with age like the other organs of the body, the skeletal system also starts ...

Wrist injuries after a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) are common in any age group. However, SL ligament tears are more common in adults, especially adult athletes. A myriad of diagnoses are ...