Resources

• Alcohol and Bone Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Avulsion Fractures (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Benefits of Osteoporosis Treatment on Fracture Risk May Be Great, Even When Improvement in Bone Density Is Small (American College of Rheumatology)
• Bone Grafting (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
• Bone Scan: Using Nuclear Medicine to Look for Bone Abnormalities (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Broken Ankle (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Broken Bones (HealthWorld)
• Broken Bones (HealthWorld)
• Broken Bones (Nemours Foundation)
• Broken Collarbone (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Broken Ribs (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Canes, Walkers and Crutches: Choosing What's Right (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Care of Casts and Splints (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Care of Casts and Splints (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Cervical Fracture (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Fractures (National Institutes of Health)
• Colles Fracture (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Complications Related to the Use of Bone Cement in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Procedures (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• Cool Cast Facts (Nemours Foundation)
• Cuidado de un yeso o una férula (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Elbow Fractures in Children (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Facts about Broken Bones (Nemours Foundation)
• Falls and Hip Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Falls and Related Fractures (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• First Aid for Broken Bones (HealthWorld)
• First Aid with Homeopathic Medicines (HealthWorld)
• First Fracture May Be Warning Sign (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Forearm Fractures in Children (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Fracture of the Finger (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Fractures (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Fractures (Medline Plus)
• Fractures (National Institutes of Health)
• Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Fractures (Broken Bones) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Fractures and Sprains [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
• Greenstick Fracture (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Guide to Your Child's Symptoms: Fracture/Broken Bones (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Hand Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Hip Fracture (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Homeopathic Medicines for Sports Injuries (HealthWorld)
• How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Improved Compliance with Corticosteroid Guidelines Could Reduce Fracture Risk (American College of Rheumatology)
• Instructions for Using Crutches (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
• Internal Fixation for Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• JAMA Patient Page: Bone Fractures (American Medical Association)
• Las caídas y las fracturas asociadas El riesgo de no diagnosticar osteoporosis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Live it Safe (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Live it Safe - Prevent Broken Hips (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• MR Imaging (MRI)-Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• OI Issues: Fracture Management (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Older Patients with Fractures Underuse Osteoporosis Medications (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Olecranon (Elbow) Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Once is Enough: A Guide to Preventing Future Fractures (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS)
• Once Is Enough: A Guide to Preventing Future Fractures (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Pediatric Thighbone (Femur) Fracture (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Physical Fields (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Preventing Falls and Fractures (National Institute on Aging)
• Preventing Hip Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Questions and Answers about Growth Plate Injuries (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Questions and Answers about Shoulder Problems (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Radial Head Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Radiography (X-ray) - Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Rupture of the Biceps Tendon (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Smoking and Bone Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Strategies for People with Osteoporosis: After the Vertebral Fracture (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Stress Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Vertebroplasty (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• What Can You Tell Me about Bone and Tissue Transplantation? (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• What People with Lupus Need to Know about Osteoporosis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)