Treatment is quite different for a dislocated versus separated shoulder. Plus, learn why injury reoccurrence is common.

Baseball hitters are on a quest for power. But that quest comes at a cost. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Thomas DiLiberti about baseball players suffering hamate injuries.

Posterior shoulder dislocation occurs when the top of the upper arm bone, known as the humerus, moves backward out of its socket. This causes pain, muscle spasms, and a limited range of motion. The ...

If you injure your finger while playing sports, rock climbing, or gardening, you may be unsure if you've sustained serious damage, such as a fracture, sprain, or dislocation. Or maybe you simply ...

An anterior shoulder dislocation occurs when the shoulder slides forward out of the socket. It is usually the result of a sports injury, fall, or traffic accident. This shoulder injury is the most ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Latarjet procedure may be warranted for treatment of patients with recurrent instability or larger bone loss ...

Put elbow dislocation on the list of things that you don’t want to see, both figuratively and literally. Figuratively, no one should want any player to suffer such a significant injury like Washington ...

Your body is made up of hundreds of joints. These joints attach bones together and help your body move. The sternoclavicular joint is one of four joints in your shoulder. When the sternoclavicular ...

During your initial knee or hip replacement surgery, the prosthetic (artificial) components were either cemented (attached with bone cement) or hammered into the bone so they could eventually attach ...

When you fracture a bone, the injury sets off a very intricate and lengthy healing process. Bones are tough, but they’re not able to heal from a fracture in a day, a week, or even a month. It takes ...