Estrogen plays an important role in keeping bones healthy. Now, researchers investigated how membrane-initiated estrogen ...

The partial vertebra appeared inside a 2.5-inch-diameter column of rock that researchers drilled, earning the title of the ...

Bone cancer in the leg, while relatively uncommon, presents with specific warning signs that warrant immediate medical ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Tate is an 8-year-old boy from Kentucky battling a rare form of bone cancer. When the Orange Beach and Gulf Shores communities caught wind that the family was vacationing ...

A careful consideration of patient factors along with fracture location, morphology and a review of TKA compatibility for retrograde femoral nailing are paramount.

To determine which parameters, including femur morphology, proximal femur bone mineral density, or patient characteristics, are associated with bisphosphonate-related atypical femur fractures (AFFs) ...

Femur fractures can be categorized by the pattern of the break or by their location: proximal, shaft, or supracondylar. It's also important to consider whether the fracture is closed or open (the bone ...

Abstract Coronal shear fractures of the femoral neck (CSFF) are the most challenging to treat among proximal femur fractures, directly affecting the life expectancy of patients with osteoporosis.