A fracture of the lateral malleolus usually means a person will have to avoid placing weight on their ankle for at least a few weeks. Normally, you can return to daily activity in 3 to 4 months.

A scaphoid (carpal navicular) fracture is the displacement of one of the eight bones of the wrist joint. It is located between the radius bone of your forearm and the base of the thumb.

Lakers guard Rajon Rondo fractured his right thumb in practice and is set to miss the next six to eight weeks, the team announced Sunday. (John Hefti / Associated Press) By Tania Ganguli ...