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

TV host Jean Pütz had to spend several days in the hospital due to a fractured hip. He was apparently not pleased with how he ...

Injections of steroids and local anesthetics (nerve blocks) can provide long-lasting relief. Physical therapy, including ...

We explore the current guidance for osteoporosis screening in men, as well as barriers to access for both clinicians and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A retrospective cohort study aimed to clarify the association between the number of teeth and the incidence of hip fractures.

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

As adults reach mid-life and older age, fractures and heart disease become a higher concern. Older adults have a high mortality rate following hip fractures, and the leading cause of death in ...

Morita outlined how this can occur: “In Japan, with a hip fracture ... involves the orthopaedic surgeon caring for the fracture, but also treatment for osteoporosis. This includes investigating ...

The exclusion criteria for this study were: age < 65 years, a pathologic hip fracture, a high-energy injury and conservative treatment. Duration of follow-up in all patients was 12 months.