Each year, one in three Americans over the age of 65 fall in their own homes. For older people, any broken bone can be serious; a broken hip—potentially lethal. Research shows that simple safety modifications at home, where 70% of seniors' falls occur, can substantially lower the risk of falling.

Falls Prevention

A minor fracture for middle-aged women could be a symptom of bone loss caused by the onset of osteoporosis, a condition that affects one out of two women by the age of 50. Women need to protect their bones – and their vitality. Educate yourself on the warning signs of osteoporosis and what you can do to prevent this condition from happening in the first place.

First Fracture May Be a Warning Sign

Osteoporosis

Early Prevention of Osteoporosis

Weight-bearing Exercises for Women and Girls

Fashion can be brutal. High fashion often means high heels, which can pinch toes and cause structural damage to feet. Women can still look good and feel good at the same time on their feet.

High-heeled, pointed-toe shoes can cause numerous orthopaedic problems, leading to discomfort or injury to the toes, ankles, knees, calves, and back. Most high heeled-shoes have a pointed, narrow toe box that crowds the toes and forces them into an unnatural triangular shape. These shoes distribute the body's weight unevenly, placing excess stress on the ball of the foot and on the forefoot. This uneven distribution of weight, coupled with the narrow toe box characteristic of most high heels, can lead to discomfort, painful bunions, hammertoes, and other deformities.

Shoes

Tips for Wearing High Heels

Approximately 21 million visits were made to physicians' offices due to back problems in 2006. Of those 21 million, 5.7 million visits were made by patients under the age of 40. Younger and younger people are experiencing back pain everyday. Get back in the game of life with latest information on back pain prevention and treatment.

Back Pain Exercise Guide

Low Back Pain

From children to professional athletes, active baby boomers to soldiers, patients of all ages and levels of physical activity have had their musculoskeletal disorders treated by orthopaedic surgeons, who get them moving again! The Heroes Campaign is a series of public service announcements designed to educate the public so that they can make informed healthcare decisions. Orthopaedic surgeons are compassionate experts and these ads depict the most important result of their work: the way patients feel after treatment. The stories in this series share how orthopaedic surgeons have changed the lives of a soldier, an aging athlete baseball player, a child, and an active boomer woman.

War Injuries

What Is a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon?

Care of Casts and Splints

Sports Savvy: Battling Injuries and Infections in Athletes of All Ages

Care of the Aging or Post-Traumatic Knee

Total Joint Replacement

Total Joint Replacement: Questions Patients Should Ask Their Surgeon

The statistics on distracted driving are startling. Nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver, and more than half a million were injured. The National Safety Council estimates that nearly 28 percent of crashes—about 1.6 million a year—can be attributed to cell phone talking and texting while driving. Simply put, texting is a deadly distraction that can cause accidents, severe orthopaedic traumas or, even worse, death. Spread the word, save a friend.

Distracted Driving Tips