Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Risks were high for people with chronic kidney disease or significant frailty. Odds of hip ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who had a second, contralateral hip fracture had more major complications. The average time of the ...

Occult hip fractures represent a diagnostic dilemma as they frequently elude detection on standard radiographs, particularly in the elderly following low‐energy trauma. These fractures necessitate ...

An international group of researchers led by the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), and including Douglas P Kiel, MD, MPH, Director ...

A research team in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), found that hip fractures not only result in both physical and ...

A hip fracture may require hip-replacement surgery for the best outcome, particularly in older patients. Cleveland Clinic Q. Last week, my 81-year-old mother fell breaking her right hip. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both fracture and patient factors should be evaluated to determine the best treatment for femoral neck fractures ...

Besides being inconvenient, painful and expensive to fix, a hip fracture is (obviously) a major health concern. So much so, experts consider it “among the most serious health events in older adults,” ...

A subchondral fracture is a type of injury that occurs due to repetitive stress in the layer of bone tissue just beneath the cartilage. It often happens to the knees or hips of older adults.

According to World Health organization (WHO), around 60 per cent of people living with osteoarthritis are women, yet ...