A 52-year-old man with no relevant past medical history presented to the clinic with chronic right knee pain and difficulty ...

HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez’s hand injury is worse than it originally appeared. The Houston slugger felt pain in his right hand on Friday while hitting and a small fracture that was previously believed ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. Despite the size and strength of the femur (the thighbone), femoral fractures in children ae not uncommon. A motor vehicle accident, a fall from ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. Advancements in medical technology, technique and pain management have made it possible for most patients to have a total hip replacement as an ...

Resilience rates among older adults who sustained a hip fracture differed across health-related quality of life domains, and resilience across all domains was linked to lack of fall-risk ...

Department of Orthopedics, Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China Background: Hip fractures are catastrophic events with a significant risk of mortality, making early identification ...

with four cases of staged fractures. Surgical treatment was predominant (97%), with the majority using the DHS screw-plate (50.6%) and total hip replacement (24.3%). Complications included infections ...

The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence and risk factors for periprosthetic femoral fractures in a population-based cohort of patients ten to twelve years following primary THR.

Objective: To evaluate the profile of femur fractures in older adults in Brazil between 2008 and 2018. Methods: Population-based time series study with data from the Department of Informatics of the ...

The number of periprosthetic fractures of the hip and knee increased in recent years and is projected to continue increasing, according to a study published online June 19 in the Journal of Bone ...

Hip mobility is a topic that’s likely to always be trending. If you spend long hours sitting, you might notice stiffness, reduced range of motion or even discomfort around your hips. “The majority of ...