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.

A team of Brazilian researchers has produced a graphene-based scaffold that, when implanted into broken rat tibias, drove ...

If you've already had one bone break from osteoporosis, you're at risk for another. Here's what you can do to prevent future ...

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 ...

Brittle bone disease (osteogenesis imperfecta) is an inherited genetic condition that causes bone weakness. It can increase a person’s risk of fractures and other medical complications. A person with ...

People with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have an increased fracture risk, even though their bone mineral density (BMD) values often fall within the normal or above-normal range. Conventional tools for ...

Experiments conducted in Brazil using laboratory rats have shown that graphene-based structures can act as a powerful ally in ...