Among older adults who sustained a hip fracture, a significant proportion demonstrated varying levels of resilience across different HRQOL domains.

Hip fractures, often a result of a fall, are the most serious type of osteoporotic fracture because they are accompanied by considerable pain, loss of muscle and bone strength, reduced mobility and ...

A hip fracture is a break in the top quarter of the thighbone, which is also called the femur. It can happen for lots of reasons and in many ways. Falls -- especially those to the side -- are ...

Hip fractures are common in frail elderly adults worldwide. We investigated the effect of an anatomically designed external hip protector on the risk of these age-related fractures. We randomly ...

Abrianna Clark, a Wisconsin woman who worked at a senior care facility, is facing a reckless homicide charge for allegedly ...

A 55-year-old Chinese man was accidentally swept more than 28,000 feet over Northwest China while testing a paraglider ...

A new study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research showed that more than 80% of patients with hip ...

As adults reach mid-life and older age, fractures and heart disease become a higher concern. Older adults have a high mortality rate following hip fractures, and the leading cause of death in ...

Hip fractures, often a result of a fall, are the most serious type of osteoporotic fracture because they are accompanied by considerable pain, loss of muscle and bone strength, reduced mobility ...

In the case of a hip fracture, operating on a patient with dementia can be a difficult decision to make. Indeed, surgery exposes patients with dementia to a higher mortality rate, more delirium ...