Common symptoms of a forearm fracture include immediate pain, swelling, bruising, and deformity of the arm. In severe cases, there may also be numbness or weakness in the fingers or wrist.

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A broken arm, also known as an arm fracture, occurs when one or more of the bones in your arm crack or break. Broken arms are common and can result from falls ...

December 9, 2009 — Primary care evaluation and management of forearm fracture in adults, which is a common injury in this age group, is presented in a review published in the December issue of ...

The radius and ulna are two long bones in the forearm. People may experience fractures in one or both bones after a fall. Surgery may be necessary in some cases. Learn more here.

Kids today appear to be suffering far more forearm fractures than their parents did. A study published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Assn. found that forearm fractures among ...

Matthew Buchanan didn't hear a snap, but he sure felt it. “I jumped to the third bar ...

An estimated 37 million fractures happen in people over 55 years. This is the equivalent of 70 fractures per minute. An estimated 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men over age 50 will break a bone due to ...

TOPLINE: Ultrasonography may serve as an alternative to radiography for diagnosing pediatric forearm fractures, thus reducing the number of children undergoing radiography at initial emergency ...