Broken hips kill as many women as breast cancer thanks to weakened bones, so why is no one testing those who are most at risk ...

But a recent study reveals a troubling reality: those living in care facilities in the United States between 1910 and 1967 faced nearly double the risk of hip fractures compared to those outside such ...

Osteoporosis-related fractures are a leading cause of disability and long-term care needs for older adults, with hip fractures being particularly devastating ... For more news, visit Medicine, Nursing ...

Complex generalists are the best-equipped physicians to perform periprosthetic fracture revisions, according to a presenter. The presenter said the number one consideration in fracture care is ...

Exclusion criteria were a T score of −2.5 or less at any of these sites, any major systemic illness or metabolic bone disease, a previous clinical spine or hip fracture, use of any ...

and 11% to 17.6% of women in each treatment group had a nonvertebral fracture after the age of 45. Change in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and total hip increased after the first ...

In addition to the pain and potential clinical complications associated with a missed fracture, there are also practical stresses such as taking time off work or taking children out of school to ...

Four artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can be used in the NHS during the evidence generation period as options to help healthcare professionals detect fractures on X‑rays in urgent care. The ...

However, in hip fracture care, there is a noticeable lack of emphasis on managing patients' CVE risk. Hip fractures often require surgery and can result in postoperative cardiac complications.