Researchers at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) have made a great leap toward predicting the risk of hip fracture among people with osteoporosis and evaluating the effectiveness of specific drugs to ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Each year, more patients are hospitalized for osteoporosis ...

Buckle fractures are a type of bone injury that happen in children. They're incomplete fractures — the bone is not broken all the way through. These fractures result from sudden force or pressure ...

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 ...

The radius and the ulna are bones in the forearm. Fractures, or breaks, of the radius and ulna are among the most common bone injuries. People may sometimes fall on their arms or use them to brace ...