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 ...

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 . A novel hip screw and plate system was not clinically effective as an intracapsular hip fracture treatment ...

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 FRAX score can estimate risks for major osteoporotic and hip fractures in patients with primary PHPT and may help identify those who would benefit from parathyroidectomy.

In the case of a hip fracture, operating on a patient with dementia can be a difficult decision to make. Indeed, surgery exposes patients with dementia to a higher mortality rate, more delirium and ...

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 ...

This digital solution was developed as part of a European project led by the University of Granada (UGR) and the Andalusian Health Service (SAS). ActiveHip+ is a multidisciplinary intervention ...

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 ...