Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Commonly referred to as the heel bone, the calcaneus is the bone in the heel of the foot. This bone helps support the foot and is important in normal ...

Better cardiovascular health significantly reduced the risk for bone fractures related to osteoporosis, according to results from a cross-sectional study.The findings “underscore the importance of ...

in JAMA Network Open. Nonetheless, their study showed that a first fracture at any decade of life was associated with an increased fracture risk following bone mineral density testing ...

detecting occult fractures not revealed on radiographs, and diagnosing bone stress injury before radiographic changes. Sonographic evaluation of bone, however, has limitations and should always be ...