Bone fractures usually heal efficiently, but in some patients this process fails, causing nonunion. A recent study identifies ...

Bone fractures usually heal efficiently, but in some patients this process fails, causing nonunion. A recent study identifies ...

Ankle fractures are among the most common fractures in adults. Some ankle fractures are "stable," so the patient can carry on ...

Cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) may offer potential pain management for bone fracture patients. A Penn State University study discovered these two cannabinoids can promote fracture healing ...

Compared with patients with normal vitamin D levels, those with low vitamin D levels had significantly longer clinical (44.0 vs 37.0 days) and radiographic (74.0 vs 39.0 days) healing times.

Sporting autographed casts for months may one day become a thing of the past. The FDA has approved a noninvasive bone healing device designed to be worn after a fracture that uses ultrasound waves to ...

LAS VEGAS — The evidence in published orthopedic literature is insufficient to determine a definite correlation between early axial interfragmentary motion and fracture healing outcomes, according to ...

Repetitive and excessive stress on a bone can cause stress fractures that most often involve the leg or foot. These are common injuries that many patients overlook until the injury worsens and causes ...

Your clavicle, or collarbone, is the long, thin bone that connects your chest to your shoulder. You have one on each side of your body. These bones help hold up your shoulders and allow you to move ...