You’ve broken your hip—now what? WebMD explains what you need to know if you have a hip fracture.
Read about types of bone fracture (broken bones). The most common broken bones are stress fractures, rib fractures, skull fractures, hip fractures, and fractures in children. Causes vary and treatment is dependent upon the type of fracture.
responding to the work load that is placed upon them, and there is a constant turnover of cells as bone acts to repair itself. The more load placed on the bone, the more likely that calcium will be placed at that site. The less use a bone receives, the less...
Depressive Symptoms and Rates of Bone Loss at the Hip in Older Womendoi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01194.xdepressionbonemineraldensityosteoporosisOBJECTIVES: To ascertain whether depressive symptoms are associated with increased rates of bone loss at the hip....
Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses such as bending over or coughing can cause a break. Osteoporosis-related breaks most commonly occur in the hip, wrist or spine. Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and...
The hip joint is a ball-and-socket mechanism. The ball is located at the top of the thigh bone (femur). Totalhip replacement surgeryreplaces the damaged ball with a metal ball. The hip socket is resurfaced using a metal shell and a plastic liner. ...
Dr. Siris describes the symptoms of osteoporosis. Dr. Siris: What’s fascinating is there are no symptoms of osteoporosis. It’s a silent problem. You silently lose bone until the bone actually breaks, and then of course, you have the symptoms of a broken bone. If you break your wrist...
If you experience any of the above Jones fracture symptoms, consider seeking medical treatment. If you think you have broken a bone in your foot, you should stop activity and speak with your doctor. The avulsion foot fracture also commonly occurs in the fifth metatarsal. These two fractures ha...
If your parents or grandparents have osteoporosis or have broken or fractured a hip, you may be more likely to get osteoporosis, too. Health problems that may or may not run in your family may also increase your risk. For instance, breast cancer, sickle cell disease, diabetes and even depr...
The coccyx, also known as the tailbone, is a triangular bone at the base of the spine formed by three to five fused vertebrae. Explore the characteristics of a dislocated coccyx, its symptoms, and typical treatments for the injury.