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A long-term study in older adults links higher-quality diets to lower risks of hip fracture and cardiovascular death. Researchers suggest that framing bone health through heart disease awareness may ...
A long-term study in older adults links higher-quality diets to lower risks of hip fracture and cardiovascular death.
More severe acute pain trajectories led to greater opioid consumption and longer hospitalization among older patients with fragility hip fractures.
Though frustrating and difficult, hip pain is often preventable—and even when it isn't, it's nearly always treatable.
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Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These ...
The FRAX tool demonstrated good discrimination overall but underestimated fracture risk among certain patients with diabetes, including Hispanic women and Black men.
Daily cocoa extract and multivitamin/multimineral supplementation are not associated with a reduced risk for fracture among older adults.
Since you can’t see your bones aging, you should be proactive about preventing osteoporosis. Atrium Health’s Fracture ...
Patients who had a second, contralateral hip fracture had more major complications. The average time of the second hip fracture was 550 days. SAN DIEGO — Patients have twice the risk of ...
Osteoporosis results in loss of bone mass and makes patients more prone to fractures, but there are a variety of ways to prevent and treat it. Amy Ballard, a certified physician assistant, oversees ...
According to a new study peripheral nerve blockade is a safe and effective method for managing pain in hip fracture patients.