The Padres placed infielder Miguel Andujar on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right wrist ahead of Monday’s series ...

An operation can go exactly as planned and still become a bad surgical episode. The patient leaves the hospital, then falls at home. Pain or swelling sends them to the emergency department. A ...

Fractures of the femoral neck are not simply due to insufficient bone density. Also significant is their nanostructure—the ...

Your femur connects many important muscles, tendons, and ligaments in your hips and knees to the other parts of your body, including parts of the circulatory system. More than that, it helps you carry ...

If you’re a beginning runner, chances are you’ll end up with painful shin splints at some point in your training. While common and easily treatable, there are steps you can take to avoid them. Shin ...

Lindsey Vonn was competing in her fifth Winter Olympics when she was injured Saturday. (Screengrab by IOC via Getty Images) Legendary American skier Lindsey Vonn suffered a complex tibia fracture in ...

Which bunion splints are best? A bunion is a bony, painful bump that forms on the outside of your big toe joint, as the bones and ligaments of your foot shift out of alignment. About one-quarter of ...

Gresini Racing’s Fermin Aldeguer has suffered a major injury blow ahead of the new MotoGP season, with the Spaniard fracturing the shaft of his left femur after a training crash in Valencia. The #54 ...

As populations continue to age, total hip replacement (THR) is becoming an increasingly common surgical procedure. Experts estimate that approximately one million THRs are performed each year ...

Don’t let this common injury derail your fall running plans. By Allessandra DiCorato It’s fall marathon season, which for many runners means it’s also shin splints season. Whether you’re a beginner or ...

Runners and power walkers may have had the displeasure of experiencing shin splints, which is the term used to describe a dull, aching pain along the inner shinbone that usually picks up during ...