A groundbreaking study by Hong Xue analyzed more than 15 years of data to uncover trends in the prevalence and diagnosis of ...

Patients have twice the risk of inpatient complications and mortality after having a second, contralateral hip fracture ...

Spot early signs of osteoporosis like height loss and back pain while discovering simple ways to strengthen your bones and ...

So if you break your hip, that is really a devastating thing to have happen to you. What about things like shoulder fractures? Sometimes, you don't get the full return of function, so you have ...

The instability can put excess strain on the bones, making one prone to fractures ... signs and symptoms like pain and stiffness, as well as an increased risk of hip dislocations.

Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Low back and hip pain typically affect one side of the body. However, it is possible to ...

Patients over the age of 50 have an increased risk of mortality following hip fracture, which is dependent on factors such as health and post-fracture comorbidities. Findings from a meta-analysis ...

The FRAX tool demonstrated good discrimination overall but underestimated fracture risk among certain patients with diabetes, including Hispanic women and Black men.

A new multicenter study is opening the door to predicting mortality risk after hip fracture in what is the first documented ...

More severe acute pain trajectories led to greater opioid consumption and longer hospitalization among older patients with fragility hip fractures.