A bone fracture, also called a "broken bone," occurs when a bone is damaged to the point where it cracks or breaks. Fractures range from relatively minor cracks, such as a hairline fracture, to a ...
Plaster casts could become a thing of the past thanks to a new technique which locks broken bones together. The procedure, developed by orthopaedic surgeons, could also avoid scarring of the skin ...
Broken ankles may involve one or more of the three bones of the ankle joint—the tibia, fibula, and talus. There are different types of ankle fractures—lateral malleolus and bimalleolar fractures, for ...