Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler (22) dribbles down the court during an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors. Foot injuries can be common in basketball and take time to heal. Ashley Landis AP Q. I ...

Stress fractures are common injuries that begin with repetitive and excessive stress on a bone, usually involving the leg or foot. Unlike a traumatic bone fracture, many patients overlook the early ...

Breaking a bone in your foot may not be as major as fracturing larger bones, but it can still cause pain, deformity and disability.

The accessory navicular is an extra bone growth usually found on the inside part of the foot, near the navicular bone. It’s not part of a typical bone structure in humans, and therefore, not many ...

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Accessory navicular bone disorders represent a significant yet frequently under‐diagnosed anomaly in the paediatric foot. The accessory navicular is an extra ossicle located adjacent to the navicular ...

A comminuted fracture is when a bone breaks into three or more pieces. These typically require surgery and take longer to heal than other fractures. A comminuted fracture happens when you break a bone ...

Electrical stimulation therapy is a recent, popular alternative treatment. Bone growth stimulators are sometimes used for fractures that haven’t healed on their own. After treatment, your body works ...