Fractures and Broken Bones

If you break a bone, the treatment you receive will depend on its location and severity. Learn about surgery, what to expect from recovery and using casts and crutches.
fracture healing bone stimulator
How Bone Growth Stimulators Work
Bruised vs Broken ribs
The Difference Between Bruised and Broken Ribs
Doctor looking at x-ray
What to Expect If You Have a Broken Shin Bone
Man holding ankle
What to Know About Fibula Fractures
girl with cast sitting on sofa
How Does It Feel When a Broken Bone is Healing?
Doctor showing a patient where the patella is
Patella Fractures Overview
fibula ankle bone
Lateral Malleolus Fracture Symptoms and Treatment
Xray film of a patient with hairline fracture of clavicle.
Hairline Fracture Causes and What Recovery Looks Like
Man in physical therapy for his knee
Physical Therapy Exercises After a Tibial Plateau Fracture
vitamin D and omega-3
Should You Take Vitamin D Supplements for Bone Health?
Worried young man with broken leg in plaster cast lying down on sofa at home.
Spiral Fracture Injury: What's Serious?
Close up of a foot, wrapped in a bandage, while a healthcare provider with stethoscope holds the heel.
How a Stress Fracture in the Foot Feels
Doctor reviewing an X-ray
Understanding Bone Fracture X-Rays
A girl getting her cast removed with a cast saw
Cast Removal: What to Expect
physical therapist assessing ankle mobility on patient
Benefits of Physical Therapy After Fracture Hardware Removal
A man holding his thigh in pain.
Broken Femur: Causes and Treatment
forearm fracture
Broken Forearm: Radius, Ulna, and Both Bone Fractures
Girl, sitting on a soft sofa, putting on ankle boot for an Avulsion Fracture
Avulsion Fracture Causes and Treatments
Anatomy of a foot
Calcaneus Fracture Is a Broken Heel Bone
A woman holding her ankle which is in chronic pain
Talus Fracture of the Ankle
Man with a broken arm
What Is a Pathologic Fracture?
child fracture
Greenstick Fractures in Children
man with leg pain
Joint Subluxation Injury: Symptoms and Treatment
This patient had a metal rod (intramedually rod) placed within her broken tibia to realign the bone and hold the tibia fracture in position.
Removing Pins and Other Surgical Implants
doctor and nurse treating boy's arm in hospital.
Resetting a Broken Bone
Little girl with an arm cast
Materials Used to Make a Cast For a Broken Bone
Woman doing physical therapy with trainer
Physical Therapy After an Elbow Fracture
Low Section Of Woman Walking With Cane On Footpath
Which Side Do You Use a Cane On?
ankle injury
Bimalleolar and Trimalleolar Ankle Fractures
Broken Bones Fracture Osteoporosis Osteopenia
Intramedullary Rods for Broken Bones
Woman running
When Is It Safe to Start Running After an Ankle Fracture?
Ribs
Dealing With Rib Fractures
A runner with chronic foot pain
Navicular Stress Fracture of the Foot
Doctor explaining imaging of spine to a patient
What You Need to Know About Insufficiency Fractures
forearm fracture
Treatment of an Open Fracture to Prevent Infection
doctor holding child's foot in a cast
Signs That There May Be a Problem With Your Cast
Woman with trauma
Kirschner or K-Wires Are Surgical Bone Pins
X-ray
Overview of Tibia Fractures
Femoral neck.
How Serious is a Femoral Neck Fracture?
Fractured ankle
Types of Fractures in Broken Ankles
An x-ray of a closed fracture
How to Recognize and Treat a Closed Fracture
Women sitting in a canoe rowing
Rib Stress Fracture Overuse Injury
Physical therapist helps older man's range of motion for elbow
Physical Therapy After a Radial Head Fracture
A patient with a fracture of the shaft of the humerus bone.
Proximal, Mid-Shaft, and Distal Humerus Fractures
Boy sitting in the grass with a neon green cast on his arm
What to Do About a Smelly Cast
plastic bag
How to Keep a Cast Dry in the Shower
female doctor taking notes
FRAX: A Fracture Risk Calculator
Fracture surgery
Repairing Broken Bone With ORIF
An implant with a screw that has become detached
What Causes Metal Implants to Break Inside the Body
stress fractures
Stress Fracture Overview
A woman showing her collarbone
Broken Collarbone Overview
A medical assistant using a traction device on a person lying on a table with their legs lifted
What Is Traction?
Doctor fixing hand of a young patient in an arm sling
An Overview of Proximal Humeral Fractures
X-ray of fractured medial malleolus
Medial Malleolus Fracture and Broken Ankle Treatment
Photo of a nurse comforting patient with a broken foot.
Walking After a Jones Fracture
A healing hip fracture.
Common Fractures of the Leg, Ankle, and Foot
hip fracture plate
Orthopedic Surgery for Removing Hardware
Patient moving in to MRI machine
Understanding Bone Bruise or Marrow Edema
Arm ache,Elbow pain
Fracture Blisters: Causes and Treatment
shoulder dislocation
How Glenoid Fractures Are Treated