Among emblems of old age, a woman’s curved spine is one of the most powerful and haunting, at once both metaphor and augury. It conjures up the crush of life’s passage. More terrible, it often heralds ...

Angulated fractures involve a broken bone that tilts at an angle. Most cases require some form of realignment using a cast or other measures for proper healing. An angulated fracture occurs when a ...

A broken pelvis is a fracture in one or more of the bones in your lower abdomen. Pelvic fractures are typically caused by high impact traumas, like car accidents. Pelvic fractures can be severe and ...

A human skeleton degenerating due to osteoporosis. The degeneration is the loss of height and the backwards curvature of the spine - Liam Tooher How often do you think about the strength of your ...

We use our hands for almost every type of activity. But hands are complex, and when a part of them gets damaged, it can affect the whole hand. A metacarpal fracture is a break in one of the hand bones ...

Any break in a bone is known as a fracture. A fracture can be closed (the bone is disrupted but the skin is intact) or open (the bone is exposed through the skin). A Galeazzi fracture involves remote ...

That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...