Although a person can bruise any bone, bones nearer the skin, such as the shin, may be more at risk of this injury. An X-ray may not show a bone bruise. However, it will appear on a magnetic ...

Detroit Red Wings Hall of Famer Gordie Howe will have surgery at the end of this month to remove a cancerous growth on his left shin. Howe said his son Murray, a doctor, broke the news to him.