A retrospective cohort study aimed to clarify the association between the number of teeth and the incidence of hip fractures.

Patients who had a second, contralateral hip fracture had more major complications. The average time of the second hip fracture was 550 days. SAN DIEGO — Patients have twice the risk of ...

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

Surgery is also sometimes needed—"particularly with labral tears and hip fractures," notes Momberger. Of course, such interventions can be avoided altogether if certain preventative measures are ...

More severe acute pain trajectories led to greater opioid consumption and longer hospitalization among older patients with fragility hip fractures.

The FRAX tool demonstrated good discrimination overall but underestimated fracture risk among certain patients with diabetes, including Hispanic women and Black men.