Exos Corp. is giving new meaning to the expression “brace yourself.” The Minnesota-based company’s medical devices are a boon to local patients recovering from hand, wrist and forearm fractures as ...

ROSEMONT, Ill.--Compression fractures in the spine due to osteoporosis, a common condition causing progressive bone loss and increased fracture risk, are especially common in older women. A new study ...

Does it seem like kids are getting braces younger and younger these days? Yep, it's a thing: The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) now recommends that children be seen for an evaluation by ...

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities said Tuesday they’ve broken up a $1.2 billion Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers. The ...

* Clinical trial at University of Warwick compares the familiar cast, traditionally signed in sympathy, to modern removable brace for immobilising broken ankles * Cast was not more effective, with ...

The days following Halloween are when orthodontists often see an uptick in emergency appointments. The culprits most often responsible for the broken braces? “Two words: candy corn,” New York-based ...

The neck consists of seven small bones known as cervical vertebrae. These bones sit between the base of the skull and the top of the shoulders. A broken cervical vertebra is commonly known as a broken ...