Hip fractures. As you age, your bones can become weak and brittle, making them more likely to break during a fall. A hip fracture can be caused by this type of injury or by repetitive stress.

Recovery from a hip fracture depends on the type of surgery a person has, as well as their mobility, age, and overall health. Read about rehabilitation and self-care here.

Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital (Hospital Director Han Sung-woo) is helping patients recover quickly by ...

Despite the risk of subsequent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, only approximately 20% of patients nationally receive ...

Women are at a higher risk of hip fractures when compared to men. This increased risk is largely attributed to hormonal shifts and lower bone density in women. The sudden drop in estrogen after ...

“Osteoporotic individuals have the highest risk of a hip fracture, and pharmacologic treatment can reduce this risk by around 50%,” said Nguyen. “However, ...

Testosterone therapy did not improve walking distance in older women recovering from hip fracture compared to exercise alone, ...

Osteoporosis treatment reduces the risk for hip fractures for older men just as well as it does for older women, according to a study published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. “There is ...

In terms of the treatment gap, Kiel explained that in a U.K. database, 50.3% of surveyed patients, who were within 1-year of a having had a hip fracture, reported that they were getting preventive ...

During follow-up, 13 subjects in the hip-protector group had a hip fracture, as compared with 67 subjects in the control group. The respective rates of hip fracture were 21.3 and 46.0 per 1000 ...

Furthermore, the treatment choices of American surgeons are clearly influenced by the type of hip fracture. Fractures of the head and neck of the femur are typically treated with prosthetic ...

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 ...