People living with dementia who had hip fractures treated with surgery lived longer than those who didn’t have surgery, a new study finds. Choosing to undergo surgery can be a complicated decision for ...

She had a hip replacement done for her fracture, although she had never had arthritis problems with her hip. So far, she is ...

Of particular concern are hip fractures as they carry a high death rate, especially since the elderly often have multiple ...

One year after hip fracture, three percent of patients aged 50 to 80 years at the time of surgery were living in some type of institution, as compared to 20 percent of patients older than 80. Of those ...

A team of orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found that modern technology for healing distal femur fractures is as safe and effective as its ...

(CNN) — Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Sunday evening that surgery to repair a fracture in his femur was “completely successful” and that he’s planning to return to the Senate for votes “next ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MINNEAPOLIS — Investigators from the United Kingdom cited postoperative urinary tract infection as a significant ...