According to a new study peripheral nerve blockade is a safe and effective method for managing pain in hip fracture patients.

Osteoporosis weakens bones, increasing fracture risks in the elderly. Maintaining bone health requires exercise, a balanced ...

C. Kapur, successfully underwent a hip replacement surgery in New Delhi. While elderly patients often suffer immense pain due to fractures, blood loss and infections caused by ageing, the surgery ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The FRAX tool demonstrated good discrimination overall but underestimated fracture risk among certain patients with diabetes, including Hispanic women and Black men.

The Medical Protection Society says lessons can be learned from the case of a patient given an incorrect risk score for ...

More severe acute pain trajectories led to greater opioid consumption and longer hospitalization among older patients with fragility hip fractures.

Patients have twice the risk of inpatient complications and mortality after having a second, contralateral hip fracture within 5 years of their first hip fracture, according to recently presented data ...