A new $10.8 million multicenter clinical trial co-led by Gerard Slobogean, MD, MPH, an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics ...

By contrast, there are certain conditions in the very elderly that most consider an absolute contraindication to hip replacement surgery ... and periprosthetic fracture. Very elderly patients ...

Objectives: To determine evidence-based best practices for elderly hip fracture patients from the time of hospital admission to 6 months postfracture. Data Sources: MEDLINE, Cochrane Library ...

A new study published in BMJ Open has provided important insights into how older patients recover cognitively after hip ...

Dr. Slobogean and Sheila Sprague, PhD, Research Director in the Department of Surgery at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, are co-principal investigators. “Hip fractures among older adults ...

Hip replacement surgery is a common procedure that ... This approach is mostly to treat fractures, particularly in elderly patients who tend to put less strain on the joint than younger patients ...

The upper part of her right femur snapped in a fall at the Sento Imperial Palace, the couple’s residence, on Oct. 6 and she underwent osteosynthesis surgery at the University of Tokyo Hospital.

Dr. Slobogean and Sheila Sprague, PhD, Research Director in the Department of Surgery at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, are co-principal investigators. "Hip fractures among older adults ...

The new study—the first randomized controlled trial of liposomal bupivacaine for hip fracture surgery in elderly patients—showed no significant difference in pain scores and other relevant ...