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

A new $10.8 million multicenter clinical trial co-led by Gerard Slobogean, MD, MPH, an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Orthopaedics at the ...

research director in the Department of Surgery at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Each year, more than 5 million older adults around the world suffer hip fractures, which can be debilitating ...

Few studies have assessed its use following hip fracture surgery. The new clinical trial enrolled 50 older adults undergoing hip hemiarthroplasty for isolated intracapsular femoral neck fractures.