He suffered broken bones in his face and fractures in both wrists.

This can result in unintended fractures and soft tissue injury.

When age increases, so does mass and speed resulting in more serious fractures.

The axillary nerve can be damaged in fractures of this type.

If you have osteoporosis, it is important to protect yourself against accidental falls, which may result in fractures.

In high doses they can result in fractures after just one year of therapy.

The different forces on the pelvis result in different fractures.

The researchers did not find an increase in fractures during the three-year study.

Such damage "could eventually weaken the bone" and result in fractures after minor stresses.

However, in complicated fractures and where there are problems with the healing of the fracture this may take longer still.