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 . When faced with the sometimes-challenging biomechanics, deforming forces and bone quality of patients with ...

Each year more than 300,000 people in the U.S. experience a hip fracture, and most of these fractures occur in people 65 and older who are injured during a fall. While risk of hip fracture rises with ...

A collaboration between nursing home staff and hospital clinicians reduced readmission and mortality rates and improved quality of life for residents with hip fracture, a new study from Denmark finds.

Patients who are status post hip fracture surgery had a higher incidence of severe UTI than those in their comorbidity-, age-, and sex-matched control group. Prevention of severe UTI can improve the ...

Following a fracture, patients should have a bone density test, evaluation of calcium and vitamin D levels and, in nearly all cases, medication to protect against further bone loss. By Jane E. Brody ...

A Blount County father is behind bars after his 4-week-old daughter suffered a broken femur, broken ribs and a brain bleed. Calvin Taylor, a 31-year-old Oneonta man, was booked into the Blount County ...

A horse-loving seven-year-old has been honoured for her bravery and resilience following a serious riding accident. On 27 ...