They can't stand, walk or put weight on a broken hip. They also cannot prevent hip bone fractures due to sudden falls or other trauma because they can't plan the cause behind them," said Dr Rahul ...

Explore 10 facts about fractures, from how bones naturally heal to breakthrough treatments. Learn essential recovery ...

Osteoporosis results in loss of bone mass and makes patients more prone to fractures, but there are a variety of ways to prevent and treat it. Amy Ballard, a certified physician assistant, oversees ...

Since you can’t see your bones aging, you should be proactive about preventing osteoporosis. Atrium Health’s Fracture ...

that cause bone fragility fractures,” said Wang. “My mother-in-law broke her hip. This is also personal for me.” Osteoporosis is serious, even deadly. About one in four patients over the age of 70 ...

Poor bone health puts two out of three Australians aged over 50 at risk of fractures, falls and a shortened lifespan. Many ...

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

2011 research found that Black Americans have higher bone mineral density on average (BMD). However, the authors found that Black people were found more likely to die from a hip fracture ...

Patients on GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes had a lower incidence of hip fracture vs. those on other antidiabetic drugs. Femoral neck fracture incidence was lower in the GLP-1 group vs. other ...

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

A new discovery has shed new light on the crucial role of the CD47 protein in bone fracture healing. Scientists have ...