A fibula is a smaller long bone that is located on the outside of the lower leg. It extends down to form the outside of the ankle joint. Tibia, another type of lower leg bone, which is thicker than fibula is located next to it. These two bones are connected by ligaments underneath the knee […]

Scaphoid fracture is a fracture of one of the eight small bones that form the carpal bones of your wrist called the scaphoid. This bone connects the proximal row to the distal row, or, in plain English, the row closer to your forearm to the row closer to your hand. Since it is located in […]

The scaphoid bone is one of the small bones in the carpal area of your hand, and it reminds of a large cashew nut. It is one of the most crucial parts of the wrist mechanism as it connects the two rows of the wrist bones and coordinates their motion. As we know, the symptoms […]

Having a fracture can be very stressful and quite troublesome as it can affect your life in more ways than one. However, fractures are quite common as millions and millions of them happen every year in the United States alone. They can be caused by a number of reasons, usually sports injuries, falls, osteoporosis, and […]

Cartilage is a solid, tough tissue that covers each end of your bone. When two ends of bones meet, the cartilage functions as a protection and support. This is why this area is called a joint. The cartilage helps you to move as your bones glide over one another. This is why suffering from a […]

Buckle fracture is a condition where the topmost layer of a bone is compressed. And it causes the other side of the bone to bend away from the growth plate. In buckle fractures, the broken pieces of bone have not separated apart (non-displaced fracture). Buckle fractures typically occur to children. Their bones are still soft […]

Kids are naturally curious. They like moving around and sometimes they pay a little attention to their surroundings. Thus, falls and injuries are very common in children. It is not surprising that most bone fracture patients are children and adolescents. One of the most common fractures that occur to children is buckle fractures. What is […]

A bone fracture, which is also known as a broken bone, is a situation that changes the shape of the bone. Bone fractures commonly happen when there is a high force or an impact put on a bone, and the bone cannot handle the force. Fractures are a common injury can be caused by many […]

Do you know that between birth and age OF 16, the chance of kids and adolescents to get bone fractures are around 42% for boys and 27% for girls? The statistic is presented by UNSOM Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellow in 2014. In other words, the chance of your kids to get fractures is quite […]

With proper treatments or medications, broken bones generally heal completely without any aroused problems. There are many people experiencing severely broken bones that heal properly, that they are able to regain muscle strength around the affected bones and thus, do almost all activities they used to do before the bone was broken. However, some others […]