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.

Both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) vs no diabetes were associated with a higher incidence of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft (ST or FS) and hip fractures, but after adjusting for ...

When an adult sees a doctor and complains about persistent hip pain, the assumption is often wear-and-tear-related ...

In a new study published in Engineering, academician Yingze Zhang's research team introduces the Proximal Femur Bionic Nail (PFBN) as a potential panacea for unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures ...

A 26-year-old man who was in a motorcycle crash arrived at the ED with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T. Following stabilization in the trauma bay, trauma scans were obtained. Steven D. Jones Jr.

Type 1 diabetes was associated with an increased risk for osteoporotic fracture regardless of femoral neck bone mineral density among men and women. Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at higher ...

Findings challenge the idea that GLP-1 drugs have a neutral effect on the bone, researcher ...

An avulsion fracture happens when a tendon or ligament pulls a small fragment of bone from the main bone. These fractures usually occur near joints, such as in the fingers, hips, feet, and ankles.