A subchondral fracture is a type of injury that occurs due to repetitive stress in the layer of bone tissue just beneath the cartilage. It often happens to the knees or hips of older adults.

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Children and young people presenting with recurrent fractures pose a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Such patients ...

A scaphoid fracture involves a break of one of the bones on the thumb side of the wrist. The scaphoid bone plays a role in the ability to move the wrist joint. There are surgical and nonsurgical ...

A stress fracture of the foot is a tiny crack in one of the bones in your foot. It’s most commonly caused by overuse and usually not the result of falls or other accidents. In fact, you might not even ...

Sports-related orbital fractures remain a significant contributor to facial trauma, especially among young males, according to a retrospective cohort study. Using a national injury database, a total ...

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Recent advances in understanding the causes of fractures make it easier for clinicians to identify victims of child abuse, according to a report by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The report, ...

DENVER—The risk of fracture during the first five years after a renal transplant may be associated with the underlying cause of a patient’s end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to new data ...

The highest frequency of sports-related orbital fractures occurred in males (79%) ages 10 to 19 years. The sports most commonly associated with orbital fractures were baseball (28.6%) and bicycling ...