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Fracture: What to Know About This Injury
A fracture, commonly known as a broken bone, occurs when a bone is subjected to more force than it can withstand. There are ...
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Danger After Hip Fractures
Something like half of people who fracture their hips wind up in a nursing home type setting for at least some period of time. And that is demoralizing, difficult, emotionally stressful and not a ...
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Taking Vitamin D Probably Won't Prevent Falls or Fractures—Here's What Will
A draft recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said taking vitamin D and calcium does not lower the risk of falling or fractures in older adults. The supplements still offer ...
What’s a stress fracture? An orthopedist explains Dereck Lively II’s latest foot injury
The Dallas Morning News spoke to Kenneth Jung, a foot and ankle surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Orthopedics in Los Angeles, to gain ...
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Vitamin D may not prevent fractures or falls in older adults, experts warn
Share on Pinterest Scientists are investigating the link between vitamin D supplements and bone fractures in older adults. Leire Cavia/Stocksy Vitamin D supplements, with or without calcium ...
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AAP Provides Guidance on Pediatric Fracture Diagnosis, Abuse Assessment
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report published online Jan. 21 in ...