So if you break your hip, that is really a devastating thing to have happen to you. What about things like shoulder fractures? Sometimes, you don't get the full return of function, so you have ...

Total hip replacement is routinely recommended for severe hip osteoarthritis, but data from randomized trials are lacking ...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA ... of older patients who sustain a valgus impacted or a nondisplaced femoral neck fracture should be treated with internal fixation rather than joint reconstruction.

FSH levels were independently associated with an increased risk for hip fracture among older men and women regardless of bone density.

Around 15,000 hip fractures occur in Sweden each year. This causes both pain in patients and renders them more dependent on either relatives, friends or health care staff. As many as 25 percent of ...

Findings of a new study show higher mortality among Black women who were between 65 and 74 within six months of a hip ...

About 14% of adults over 60 report having pain in or around their hip joint. Bone fracture, muscle strain or tear, infection, ...

Background: Femoral neck fractures in the elderly make up a large proportion of Orthopaedic surgical admissions each year. Operating on patients with clopidogrel poses a challenge because of the ...

Death risk after hip fracture surgery appears higher among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and specific risk factors.

To assess the potential impact on hip fracture patients of 4+ hour waits in the emergency department, the researchers retrospectively evaluated local hip fracture database entries for all patients ...

A metal hip implant used in thousands of NHS patients will be axed as a result of an increase in bone fractures. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the implant ...

Researchers analysed more than 1,000 patient implants in the UK and found that the fracture rate was 1.4 per cent in the ...