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

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

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

there is a 20 percent greater likelihood of dying in the year after you have a hip fracture than if you hadn't had that fracture. Something like half of people who fracture their hips wind up in a ...

T UESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer depressive symptoms and better mental health are associated with higher psychological resilience among older women after hip fracture, according to ...

Published in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A, the "Better mental health and fewer depressive symptoms are associated with greater psychological resilience after hip fracture" study found ...

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 ...

Led by principal investigator Joseph Patterson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in fracture care at Keck Medicine of USC, the "FASTER-Hip" trial aims to determine whether patients with a ...

Malnutrition is very common in acute hip fracture (HF) patients. Studies differ widely in their findings, with reported prevalences between 31 and 88% mainly because of small sample sizes and the ...