Excess mortality in hip fracture cases was greatest in the first ... “Another interesting finding was that bisphosphonate treatment was associated with reduced mortality. This has previously ...

Patients who suffer a hip fracture are at increased risk of further fracture, but audits suggest that <20% of these patients receive osteoporosis treatment in the year after hip fracture.

"There is a pretty rapid diagnosis - has this patient a broken hip or not? There's only one treatment if they have, so there is no point in them hanging around in A&E. They are straight up to the ...

Total hip BMD increases were associated with reduced risk for vertebral and all clinical fractures across active control or sequential therapy trials.

Why treatment adherence is essential ... and decreased independence. ⦁ Hip fractures, in particular, are associated with increased mortality rates in older adults. ⦁ Given the serious ...

Hip fractures are more common in older adults ... Causes include trauma, corticosteroid use, or radiation treatment. 11.

A new study finds that osteosarcopenia — having osteopenia or osteoporosis along with sarcopenia — is prevalent in people who have experienced hip fractures, especially men.

In this study, the effect of preoperative hemoglobin level and perioperative ABT was evaluated in a large cohort follow-up study of 1262 admissions for surgical treatment for hip fracture in ...

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