Stress fractures are small bone cracks from overuse. Learn about the causes, who's at risk, and current methods for diagnosis ...

A stress and a hairline fracture are the same injury, most often affecting the foot or leg. Learn what could speed up healing ...

1 Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Anatomy & Cell Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 2 Department of Biology, Indiana University, ...

Broken bones normally mend spontaneously if they are set firmly. A finger fracture typically requires three weeks for healing, while one can recover from broken legs in six to eight weeks.

Causes, Treatment, and PreventionMedically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MDA stress fracture is generally the result of ...

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Total hip BMD increases were associated with reduced risk for vertebral and all clinical fractures across active control or sequential therapy trials.

The fractures were found to be in various stages of healing. A physician said a "rare brittle bone disease" could have been a factor in some of the fractures, but not those involving the child's ...