Netherlands: Despite clear guideline recommendations, many older adults do not start osteoporosis treatment after a hip ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a nationwide cohort study of Swedish older adults, researchers observed a link between antidepressant use and ...

According to results from a recent study, 71% of patients who sustained a hip fracture were not informed that they have a bone weakening disease known as osteoporosis as a contributing reason for ...

There is effective protection against hip fracture for the many elderly people whose skeleton is declining in strength, as a side effect of cortisone treatment. If patients receive the osteoporosis ...

Hip fractures are a common and costly problem in older adults, and a new study finds there is a substantial variation in mortality, health outcomes and treatment measures among different countries. An ...

Each year more than 260,000 older Americans are hospitalized for hip fractures, a debilitating injury that can severely and permanently impact mobility. Researchers studied two types of home-based ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons issued a new, evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) on hip fracture diagnosis and treatment in patients aged 65 years and older. This CPG, ...

For older adults, a fractured hip is often life-changing: The majority will never return to their former levels of independence and physical activity, according to new research. “We all hope for full ...

Sharon Brennan-Olsen is funded by a Career Development Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. She is the Treasurer of the Australian and New Zealand Society for ...

Older adults who suffer a hip fracture requiring surgery are at a higher risk of suicide, suggests a study in the June 17, 2020 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published ...

Researchers recently evaluated three tools to help predict risk of hip fracture in adults aged 80 and older, a population that accounts for 70% of hip fractures in the United States. The three ...

July 12 (UPI) --Researchers have found the osteoporosis drug alendronate is effective at protecting elderly patients on cortisone treatment against hip fracture. Cortisone treatment to protect against ...