Nearly half of the oldest adults died within one year of sustaining a hip fracture. A new doctoral thesis from Umeå ...

One of the conditions frequently encountered in rehabilitation for the elderly is a proximal femoral fracture.Among these, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The reduced risks for osteoporotic and hip fractures with bisphosphonate therapy outweigh increased risk for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 90-year-old woman presented to the ED after sustaining a ground-level fall onto her right knee earlier in the ...

Fracture is another word for broken bone. A hip fracture is a break at the top of your upper leg bone. Hip fractures can occur at any age, but most occur from a fall in older adults. Hip fractures are ...

For older adults, a fall is more than a simple accident. When bones have weakened, even a minor impact can cause a hip ...

As people age, they need to prevent their glute muscles from weakening. A loss of glute muscle makes it harder to maintain ...

Higher odds of perioperative UTI seen in postmenopausal women in association with vaginal estrogen use, history of recurrent UTI ...

Postmenopausal women are at greater risk for multiple health issues, such as hip fractures and urinary tract infections (UTIs ...

With osteoporosis estimated to affect 22.9% of Indian adults and an annual economic burden of 14,000 20,000 crore, a new screening tool aims to identify those who may need further testing ...