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Last week, we took a quick look at bones by size, structure and type. Now comes the painful part, where we take a nice trip to the hospital and explore what happens when you break those bones. We’re ...

Your clavicle, or collarbone, is the long, thin bone that connects your chest to your shoulder. You have one on each side of your body. These bones help hold up your shoulders and allow you to move ...

A human skeleton degenerating due to osteoporosis. The degeneration is the loss of height and the backwards curvature of the spine - Liam Tooher How often do you think about the strength of your ...

If you’re one of the 8 million American women with osteoporosis, your doctor has probably talked to you about treatment options to slow the disease’s progression and keep your bones in tip-top shape.

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That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...