It’s a common misconception that orthopedic doctors always recommend surgery to treat bone and joint problems. In most cases, surgery is a last resort. Instead, your orthopedic doctor will most likely ...

Brian Cole, MD, of Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, earned the 2025 Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Award, the Amer ...

The adult human body is made up of 206 bones, give or take a few here and there. They form the framework of the body, from the top of your skull to the tips of your toes. When you damage or break a ...

According to Dr. Clayton Nelson, an orthopedic surgeon at SSM Health Bone & Joint OSOI, anything below freezing can eventually cause issues — and the length of exposure before issues set in can ...

“Menopause causes a drop in estrogen, which then causes drop in bone calcium,” explains Dr. David Abbasi, MD, an orthopedic sports surgeon. One in two women over age 60 will suffer from at ...