A systematic literature review identified 362 records from 67 studies across 10 countries. Results showed romosozumab significantly improved bone mineral density at 12 months in lumbar spine, total ...

Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These ...

Objective: Femoral neck fractures in transfemoral amputees are rare, and their management remains controversial, particularly in individuals with short residual limb lengths. Traditional approaches to ...

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Reduction quality is associated with fracture ...

Identifying acute pain trajectories among older patients with fragility hip fractures can better inform individualized analgesia management, including opioid use. Distinct acute pain trajectories can ...

Ms Davis was diagnosed with a stress fracture of her femoral neck – the narrow, connecting region of bone between the ball of the hip joint and the long part of the thigh bone. “I had been getting ...

Fracture A fracture is a condition where the continuity of the bone is lost. Majority of bone fractures occur because of high ...

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), also known as waist-hip ratio, is the circumference of the waist divided by the circumference of the hips. Research associates a high WHR with certain health risks.

Women with a BMD T-score of –2.5 or lower at the femoral neck, total hip or lumbar spine were defined ... USPSTF-recommended screening tool, the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool, was only modestly ...

A new multicenter study is opening the door to predicting mortality risk after hip fracture. In what is the first documented application of a tissue-specific DNA methylation age within an orthopedic ...

Physical therapy involves improving hip range of motion and strength in order to improve walking and mobility. A femur fracture usually results from a significant force or fall. The femur, or thigh ...

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Hip pain that radiates down the leg at night may be caused by a variety of ...