A new cohort study finds that only 6 percent of treatment-naive patients hospitalized with non-traumatic fractures receive ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons issued a new, evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) on hip fracture diagnosis and treatment in patients aged 65 years and older. This CPG, ...

Osteoporotic hip fracture, already a dangerous and debilitating problem for older men and women worldwide, is poised to become a far more severe global public-health issue as the population grows ...

Common causes of hip pain in women include arthritis, tendinitis, endometriosis, and bursitis. Learn how to differentiate hip ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a clinical model that can accurately predict the risk of hip fractures in the elderly. The model is based on analyses of data from the entire Swedish ...

A hip fracture is a break in the top of your upper leg bone near the hip joint, just below the waist. The type of hip fracture depends on which part of the bone breaks. Most hip fractures are caused ...

Despite the risk of subsequent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, only approximately 20% of patients nationally receive the appropriate evaluation and treatment following a fragility fracture. A ...

A nationwide Finnish cohort study found that people with Parkinson's disease receive anti-osteoporosis medications at rates ...

The decision to undergo surgery can be complicated for people living with dementia, not only due to limited decision-making capabilities, but also because participation in rehabilitation afterward is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data from 20 health care databases in 19 countries project there will be a substantial increase in hip fracture ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Hip fracture burden and associated burden will be greater in the future, given the growing aging populations,” ...