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 ...

Hearing that you will need an x-ray can be a scary thought. Most of the time, you may think needing an x-ray means you might have a broken bone. However, x-rays are a powerful tool that your care team ...

POCATELLO – A medical device that helps to regrow bones has allowed a local woman to recover from a broken leg in just weeks. Florence Montague, 67, rolled her left foot while at home on April 8 ...

A trial at the Old Bailey also heard how the 10-year-old schoolgirl had likely been strangled until a bone in her neck had broken, up to three months before she died last August. It was one of ...

From iconic lines like “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”, used by Muhammad Ali, to Martin Scorsese’s 1980 film Raging Bull and Mark Knopfler’s song, ‘Broken Bones’, boxing ...

When he awoke, his catch, worth nearly $8,000, was gone. His ribs were broken. And three other crew members were injured. China’s aggressive policing of disputed territory has produced the ...

The professional dancer, 35, 'broke her thumb after falling and landing on her hand on Wednesday'. Nadiya and Olympian Tom Dean were the first couple to be eliminated from the series in ...

WEST LAFAYETTE - Purdue basketball may be without a veteran guard for the short term. Redshirt junior Brian Waddell was listed as unavailable for Monday’s season-opening 90-73 victory over ...

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Holland said he’ll be day to day as he navigates an injury new to him. “Honestly, this is my first broken bone for real, so it kind of just feels like a bad jam, almost,” he said.