Even with families staying closer to home this summer, fractures in kids are on the rise. Whether it is playing on a swing set, riding a bike or falling in the house, accidents happen. “Bones are very ...

Stress fractures were first described in 1855 by a Prussian military physician. He observed signs and symptoms of stress fractures in soldiers' feet resulting from their long marches. Stress fractures ...

The electric scooter craze has taken many cities by storm, but this trendy mode of transportation has a hazardous downside. A new study from the University of California, Los Angeles finds that 1 in 3 ...

Young and old soccer players fall numerous times in each game and during practice. But, how can you tell when a little wrist pain is more than a normal bump or bruise? When is an x-ray needed? These ...

Shared ebikes are transforming city transport, but trauma surgeons are seeing a new pattern of serious leg injuries emerge ...

The holidays may be different this year with so many of us unable to get together, but the complexities of family dynamics regarding wealth transfer haven’t changed. If anything, pandemic fatigue and ...

What Is an Avulsion Fracture? An avulsion fracture happens when a ligament or tendon pulls away a small piece of a bone. This usually results from an accident or traumatic injury. Avulsion fractures ...

UCLA researchers have found that people involved in electric scooter accidents are sometimes injured badly enough -- from fractures, dislocated joints and head injuries -- to require treatment in an ...

We use our hands for almost every type of activity. But hands are complex, and when a part of them gets damaged, it can affect the whole hand. A metacarpal fracture is a break in one of the hand bones ...