Dear Doctor: I know of several older women who have died within a year after a hip fracture. But why? Is this due to a cause and effect of a bone fracture, or something else entirely? Dear Reader: Hip ...

It has been proposed that anabolic hormonal treatment could boost effectiveness of exercise programs in older women's recovery from hip fracture. In this randomized trial, with 6-minute walk distance ...

Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Risks were high for people with chronic kidney disease or significant frailty. Odds of hip ...

Researchers recently evaluated three tools to help predict risk of hip fracture in adults aged 80 and older, a population that accounts for 70% of hip fractures in the United States. The three ...

We found that a number of practices in the management of hip fracture patients have a strong evidentiary basis and should be considered part of routine high quality care ( Table 1). Although some ...

Testosterone therapy is being investigated for its potential role in reducing adiposity in older women — particularly those who have had a hip fracture. Recovery in this population is determined not ...

A large-scale Australian study has found that older adults taking gabapentinoids — a common pain medication for nerve pain and epilepsy — face an increased risk of hip fracture, with especially high ...

Hip fractures are common in the elderly, with many patients experiencing a decline in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) post-surgery. Therefore, postoperative rehabilitation plays a crucial role in ...

The patient is a 74-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension who initially presented to an urgent care facility with left knee pain after falling directly onto his knee. At the urgent ...