Stress fractures are common injuries that begin with repetitive and excessive stress on a bone, usually involving the leg or foot. Unlike a traumatic bone fracture, many patients overlook the early ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey ...

In Canada, thousands of older adults are hospitalized each year due to fall-related hip fractures. A hip fracture occurs when the upper part of the femur breaks, often due to a fall. Seniors are more ...

Sacral insufficiency fractures are types of stress fractures that typically occur in older people, especially older people who were assigned female at birth with osteoporosis. As we age, our bodies ...

SAN DIEGO — Long-term cancer survivors who met guidelines for physical activity had a significantly lower risk for frailty-related fractures than those who exercised less, based on data from more than ...