Hip fractures in older adults can lead to serious complications, disability and even death. Traditionally, orthopaedic ...

Hip replacement surgery ... can develop in the legs after surgery, posing a risk if the clot moves to the lungs (pulmonary embolism). Fracture Healthy parts of the hip joint can fracture during ...

KOLOA, Hawaii — Surgeons must devise and implement calculated treatment algorithms when performing periprosthetic fracture revisions following total hip and total knee arthroplasties ...

Women were eligible if their bone mineral density T score at the lumbar spine, femoral neck ... clinical spine or hip fracture, use of any bisphosphonates or hormone-replacement therapy within ...

Many seniors suffer long-term health issues after a hip fracture, even after hip replacement surgeries. Now, res ...

The University of Southern California has been approved for $10.8 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered ...

Many seniors suffer long-term health issues after a hip fracture, even after hip replacement surgeries. Now, research shows that a patient's mental health could be crucial to how well they bounce ...

Severely comminuted distal femur fractures require anatomic internal fixation for best results, but obtaining rigid fixation of the multiple fragments may be challenging or impossible using ...

Patients over the age of 50 have an increased risk of mortality following hip fracture, which is dependent on factors such as health and post-fracture comorbidities. Findings from a meta-analysis ...

and 11% to 17.6% of women in each treatment group had a nonvertebral fracture after the age of 45. Change in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and total hip increased after the first ...