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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Researchers analysed more than 1,000 patient implants in the UK and found that the fracture rate was 1.4 per cent in the cobalt CPT hip system compared to between 0.6 and 1.0 per cent in like-for ...

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 ...

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 ...