A new machine learning process has been shown to outperform clinicians when identifying and classifying hip fractures, raising the possibility of better care and reduced costs. Researchers from Bath’s ...

This interesting study shows that the incidence of more rare femoral fractures such as subtrochanteric fractures was stable from 1996 to 2006, although the overall incidence of hip fracture is ...

Periprosthetic femoral fracture remains a devastating complication following total hip arthroplasty. New Swedish research advises routine evaluation of all total hip patients and links fracture risk ...

Femoral neck fractures are intracapsular fractures. The capsule is the area that contains the fluid that lubricates and nourishes the hip joint. Fractures in this area are categorized based on the ...

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 among ...

“The trade-off between the risk of this type of fracture and the overall benefit of these medications to osteoporotic patients is striking. The public needs to understand the rare incidence of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results published in The Journal of Arthroplasty showed postoperative length of stay or mortality within 1 year ...

The news an elderly relative has broken a hip tends to sound alarm bells, perhaps more than breaking another bone would. That's because a hip fracture dramatically increases an older person's risk of ...