In the human body, the femur, the thigh bone is one of the largest and strongest bones which extends from the hip joint all the way down to the knee joint. Being the strongest bone, a significantly ...

Any type of fracture can be very serious because it can affect your internal organs as well. Most common types of fractures that occur to people are usually in the limbs. But sometimes things can get ...

Traumatic fracture- This type of fracture is due to trauma like direct blow, fall or road traffic accident. Pathological fracture- Fracture in a weak bone due to underlying diseases like osteoporosis ...

University of Utah Health Orthopaedics has fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeons with expertise in fracture care. We have a full-service Level 1 trauma center serving the Mountain West region.

Any kind of fracture was predictive of more fractures in postmenopausal women, new data suggested. In a prospective, observational study of over 66,000 women from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), ...

People with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have an increased fracture risk, even though their bone mineral density (BMD) values often fall within the normal or above-normal range. Conventional tools for ...

Growth plate fractures are injuries to the soft connective tissue in the ends of long bones of children and teens. This soft tissue makes it possible for bones to grow as children age. It’s also ...