Findings reported in three independent studies provide important insights into the causes of mortality after hip fracture in frail, elderly individuals and identify management approaches that ...

Jaipur: A 105-year-old woman from the Sodala area underwent surgery for a hip fracture at SMS Hospital's trauma centre ...

Patients have twice the risk of inpatient complications and mortality after having a second, contralateral hip fracture ...

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 ...

GLP-1 agonists may be protective against hip fracture when administered for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, according to ...

A new article in JBMR Plus, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that patient survival rates after hip or other ...

Malnutrition is very common in acute hip fracture (HF) patients. Studies differ widely in their findings, with reported prevalences between 31 and 88% mainly because of small sample sizes and the ...

REducing unwarranted variation in the Delivery of high qUality hip fraCture services in England and Wales; the REDUCE study Breaking a hip is a devastating injury to sustain. 80,000 older adults break ...

Led by principal investigator Joseph Patterson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in fracture care at Keck Medicine of USC, the "FASTER-Hip" trial aims to determine whether patients with a ...

A new multicenter study is opening the door to predicting mortality risk after hip fracture in what is the first documented ...

The Dallas Mavericks are facing an uphill battle as they navigate through a significant injury crisis that has now reached an alarming ten players sidelined, including the recent diagnosis of guard ...

THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Many seniors suffer long-term health issues after a hip fracture, even after hip replacement surgeries. Now, research shows that a patient's mental ...