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.

Skeletal traction is a treatment method for broken bones. It’s a system where a combination of pulleys, pins, and weights is used to boost the healing of fractured bones. These are usually to treat ...

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 ...

A Salter-Harris fracture is a fracture in the growth plate of a child’s bone. A growth plate is a layer of growing tissue close to the ends of a child’s bone. Growth plates are fragile portions of the ...

Room-temperature plasma: The pencil-type helium microplasma jet device used to irradiate biological targets. (Courtesy: Osaka City University) Bone fracture or loss, caused by trauma, surgery or ...

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.

Mutations in the genes COL1A1, COL1A2, CRTAP, and P3h2 result in OI. In most cases, the inheritance pattern is autosomal dominant and, in some cases, it could also be autosomal recessive. The gene ...

Smoking is widely linked to lung and heart diseases, but a cardiovascular surgeon says its impact on bone health is often ...

Diabetes is a long-term condition that affects how the body regulates blood sugar. While many are aware of its impact on the heart, kidneys, and eyes, its effects on bones are often overlooked. Both ...