Osteoporosis causes weakened bones and a higher-than-normal risk of fractures. It occurs as people age, but when caught early, it is treatable.
Most bone tumors are benign, but a small percentage are cancerous. Cancers that start in the bones are known as primary bone cancers (also known as sarcomas).
A stress fracture is a tiny crack in a bone that most commonly occurs in the legs and feet. Most stress fractures are caused by over-training.
Inadequate levels of vitamin D can cause health problems like muscle weakness and brittle bones.
There are two types of hip fracture, both treated by orthopedic specialists: geriatric hip fracture and traumatic hip fracture.
Broken ankles vary from a tiny crack in the bone to large or multiple cracks.
A break in one of the small bones in the wrist joint or, more commonly, the distal radius.
Cancer of the plasma cells is known as multiple myeloma, or myeloma. Myeloma is a rare type of blood cancer.
Dense breasts contain a higher proportion of glandular and connective tissues relative to fatty tissue
Gaucher disease is a rare, inherited disorder that causes fatty substances to build up in the spleen, liver and other organs.