Childhood obesity and diabetes may silently weaken bone growth, raising fracture and osteoporosis risk later. A study links ...

From 2014 to 2023, the overall rates of pediatric clavicular fractures remained stable, but there was a significant increase in admission rates.

In fact, the hospitalization rate for broken collarbones more than doubled among children between 2014 and 2021, researchers ...

A new study finds a link between a slower healing process for broken bones and fractures and vitamin D deficiency in children ...

Clavicular fractures are common injuries among children, usually due to sports-related trauma or accidental falls. The ...

Both type 2 diabetes and CKD are known factors increasing fracture risk.” Children of mothers with diabetes had higher risks for long-bone upper extremity fractures (aHR = 1.065; 95% CI, 1.005-1 ...

Overweight Kids at Risk Of Fractures, Study Shows. November 21, 2005. ... They appear to have broken bones and joint problems more often during childhood than kids of normal weight, ...

Of the children treated for facial fractures, roughly 80 percent were boys. Nearly two-thirds were between 12 and 15 years old. Forty percent of injuries were broken noses, ...