According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 300,000 Americans aged 65 and older are hospitalized for hip fractures each year. The major health issues come in the wake ...

The study led by Imperial College London found that flexibility, as well as density, in the bone nanostructure is an important factor in assessing how likely someone is to suffer fractures. The ...

Hip Skeleton on blue background with clipping path. Bones are the very foundation of our bodies, the scaffolding upon which everything else depends for support and structure. But with age, bones ...

Children with hip and thigh implants designed to help heal a broken bone or correct other bone conditions are at risk for subsequent fractures of the very bones that the implants were intended to ...

For many years, older adult patients who fractured their hip typically spent most of their recovery time with orthopedic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “There is abundant evidence that men are not adequately screened for osteoporosis, and those with osteoporosis ...

As people age, the risk for certain diseases and injuries increases. Sometimes, risk of injury is directly related to a disease, such as the loss of bone density and increased risk of bone fractures ...

Hip fractures remain a significant health problem, especially for the elderly, where a fracture can lead to immobility and a downward spiral. Making use of data from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postmenopausal women with higher bone strain index values at the spine, neck and total hip are more likely to ...

Over time, increased physical activity can lead to a hip stress fracture. They usually occur in the femoral neck, located at the top of the thigh bone, which connects to the pelvis. This injury most ...

Following a fracture, patients should have a bone density test, evaluation of calcium and vitamin D levels and, in nearly all cases, medication to protect against further bone loss. By Jane E. Brody ...

Q: Our grandmother, who is 91, fell and broke her left hip. She wound up needing a partial hip replacement. I've read that hip fractures are dangerous for older adults. Can you explain why? Is she ...