The pain from a fracture tends to be intense, although not everyone experiences the same pain levels from the same injuries.

The calcaneus is more commonly known as the heel bone. While some ankle fractures can heal in weeks, a broken calcaneus has a longer recovery time. "This type of fracture commonly occurs during a ...

BUA predicted fracture risk in both men ... acknowledges various methods for measuring bone density and calls for additional research to compare heel ultrasonography and DEXA (Journal Watch ...