A hip fracture is a break in the top quarter of the thighbone, which is also called the femur. It can happen for lots of reasons and in many ways. Falls -- especially those to the side -- are ...

An injury, such as a labral tear or hip fracture A structural hip issue, such as hip dysplasia, which happens when the hip socket is too shallow A disease, such as Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ...

As per experts, it is not uncommon for patients having a hip fracture to develop other conditions like pneumonia, blood clots, bedsores, anaemia and other health problems. A broken hip is one of ...

Finnish cohort study found that higher intake of liquid dairy products lowers the risk of osteoporotic and general fractures ...

Hip pain when running can result from wear and tear on the joints, inflammatory conditions such as bursitis, or even fractures. However, there are ways to treat pain in the hip when running or ...

Hip fractures are common in frail elderly adults worldwide. We investigated the effect of an anatomically designed external hip protector on the risk of these age-related fractures. We randomly ...

Studies have shown milk may not be beneficial for preventing osteoporotic fractures. Specifically, in a meta-analysis that ...

Researchers analysed more than 1,000 patient implants in the UK and found that the fracture rate was 1.4 per cent in the ...

It has been proposed that anabolic hormonal treatment could boost effectiveness of exercise programs in older women's recovery from hip fracture. In this randomized trial, with 6-minute walk ...

We are not confident that one surgical approach (way of accessing the hip joint) compared to another leads to a different outcome for performing daily tasks, health-related quality of life, mobility ...

Among older adults who sustained a hip fracture, a significant proportion demonstrated varying levels of resilience across different HRQOL domains.