The most common fracture sites were the hip (31 cases), the arm (29), and the leg excluding the hip (24). Heel ultrasound is considered to be less precise than DEXA, but, in one study, ultrasound ...

Drs Robert Glatter, Sergey Motov, and Gary Schwartz discuss a novel way to treat pain related to conditions such as rib ...

Jason Winder, founder and CEO of Sonogen Medical Inc., is in the final stages of developing an improved ultrasound device for healing bone fractures. The technology will use sound waves to stimulate ...

A buckle fracture is an incomplete fracture where one side of the bone "buckles" or bends on itself; it does not affect the other side of the bone. This type of fracture can occur throughout childhood ...

While commonly referred to as a “broken wrist,” most wrist fractures are actually fractures of one or both of the two bones of the forearm, the radius and the ulna. A fracture of the distal radius is ...

Have outer foot pain? Here are common causes of pain on the outer side of your foot, the symptoms to watch for, and how to ...

A fibula fracture occurs when there is a partial or complete break of the fibula bone. The fibula is the smaller of two bones of the lower leg, situated between the knee and ankle, that helps keep the ...

METHOD This case-control design study investigates whether 23 patients with EDS had differences in fracture rates, bone mass, and calcaneal ultrasound parameters compared with age and sex matched ...

There was no haematuria or blood at meatus. On the basis of history and physical examination, a diagnosis of penile fracture was made. Ultrasound revealed a tear in the lateral wall of the right ...

West Ham United have confirmed that forward Michail Antonio has had surgery on a “lower limb fracture” after being involved in a car accident on Saturday. Essex Police said on Saturday the ...