A new $10.8 million multicenter clinical trial co-led by Gerard Slobogean, MD, MPH, an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics ...

Chet Holmgren went on social media to announce his return from a Nov. 10 hip fracture. The 22-year-old posted a highlight ...

Hip fractures in older adults can lead to serious complications, disability and even death. Traditionally, orthopaedic ...

Lower patient scores on what's known as the Geriatric Depression Scale, as well as higher marks on the Global Mental Health ...

The University of Southern California has been approved for $10.8 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered ...

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 ...

Kristina Schmidt, 24, developed agonizing pain in her right hip that “felt like someone was tearing her leg off” and ...

Background The high mortality of hip fracture patients is well documented, but sex- and cause-specific mortality after hip fracture has not been extensively studied. The purpose of the present ...

Risk for periprosthetic fracture after THA may be more closely correlated with femoral stem design vs. use of cement. Researchers challenged the current cement-centric stem classification approach.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will show a stress fracture. A bone scan could also be ordered instead of an MRI, but MRI is usually preferred. Some people will opt to try treatment and not get an ...

Calcaneus fractures may be treated with a cast, or surgery may be recommended. If the calcaneus fracture is not out of position, noninvasive treatment will be recommended. Non-operative treatment is ...