Controversy exists over the use of bone cement in hip fractures treated with hemiarthroplasty. Only limited data on quality of life after cemented as compared with modern uncemented hemiarthroplasties ...

Patient, clinical, and hospital factors were associated with receiving primary hip arthroplasty versus no surgery after hip fracture in the United States. Hospital discharge records with a principal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . U.K. researchers found the Sernbo hip score may help clinicians better differentiate between patients at high vs ...

Each year, more than 300,000 Americans, primarily adults over age 65, sustain a hip fracture, a debilitating injury that can diminish life quality and expectancy. A new study found that average ...

The NICE guideline covers managing hip fracture in adults. It aims to improve care from the time people aged 18 and over are admitted to hospital through to when they return to the community. It also ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel hip screw and plate system was not clinically effective as an intracapsular hip fracture treatment ...

Undisplaced intracapsular hip fractures: For people with undisplaced (or non-displaced) intracapsular hip fracture, what features should be used to characterise the injury and what are the optimal ...

Older people who suffer a hip fracture face a much higher risk of death soon after the injury, but the risk persists over the longer term, a large study indicates. Researchers found that the risk of ...

The top of your femur and part of your pelvic bone meet to form your hip. A broken hip is usually a fracture in the upper portion of your femur, or thigh bone. A joint is a point where two or more ...

A broken hip is one of the most serious falls. Recovery from a hip fracture depends on many factors such as mobility, age and overall health. The more the age of the person is, the more difficult the ...