Hip fractures are common in the elderly, with many patients experiencing a decline in activities of daily living (ADL) ...

Older women who are current smokers have increased risk for any fracture compared with women who never smoked, according to data published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. In a prospective ...

Researchers at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) have made a great leap toward predicting the risk of hip fracture among people with osteoporosis and evaluating the effectiveness of specific drugs to ...

Hip fractures are common in the elderly, with many patients experiencing a decline in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) ...

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, 72, fractured both legs after slipping in the bathroom, requiring plaster and a month of ...

ANSWER: The FRAX score is the easiest way of understanding the results of a bone density scan. Even though the odds are that in 10 years, you will not have had a fracture, your risk of a hip fracture ...

Heidi arrived frightened and injured after being struck by a car. Surgery stabilized her fractured hip, and now the real work ...

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers confirmed that rehabilitation on holidays resulted in higher Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scores at ...

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers confirmed that rehabilitation on holidays resulted in higher Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scores at discharge compared to patients receiving ...

When I was in medical school, I learned that a shocking number of people would die or be admitted to a nursing home after a hip fracture.

ANSWER: The FRAX score is the easiest way of understanding the results of a bone density scan. Even though the odds are that in 10 years, you will not have had a fracture, your risk of a hip fracture ...