This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Femoral neck fractures are intracapsular fractures. The capsule is the area that contains the fluid that lubricates and nourishes the hip joint. Fractures in this area are categorized based on the ...

Bone stress injuries are considered overuse injuries that occur when repetitive mechanical loading on the bone causes accumulative microdamage at a rate that outpaces bone remodeling and repair, ...

Stress fractures are scary to runners. They seem to come out of nowhere, often when you're feeling extremely fit, and there's no magic cure for them. I talked to Dr. Anita G. Rao, MD, an Orthopedic ...

Child using crutches. The FSI proved to be at least as effective in predicting fracture risk in children as femoral and total body BMD. A new biomechanical bone assessment evaluates fracture risk in ...

Following surgery, some patients experience a broken bone around the implants of a total hip replacement--called a periprosthetic femoral fracture. In a study of such patients published in the Journal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Collared fully hydroxyapatite-coated femoral components had a rate of early periprosthetic femoral fracture of 0 ...