Explore 10 facts about fractures, from how bones naturally heal to breakthrough treatments. Learn essential recovery strategies and when to seek medical help.

Broken bones in children with low levels of vitamin D take longer to heal, research shows. Jurgute/Getty Images Professor Scarlett McNally told Newsweek why vitamin D is important for healing.

Bone fracture healing is a highly coordinated process involving inflammation, fibrovascular formation, and mineralization. Vascularization plays a pivotal role, as inadequate blood supply can ...

A broken bone is challenging for anyone at any age, but for the elderly it can be life threatening. In fact, the Journal of Internal Medicine reported in 2017 that 'one in three adults aged 50 and ...

When treating broken bones, doctors want new bone tissue to grow back ASAP, and they also want to keep the wound site from becoming infected. Scientists have developed an implantable composite ...

Around 800,000 broken bones are treated in German hospitals each year. For approximately 10 percent of these cases, post-treatment complications occur due to the bone not healing correctly, resulting ...

Collarbone surgery involves repairing a broken clavicle bone. Surgeons will try to realign the displaced bone and fix it in place to help it heal. People can usually return to their usual ...