ALLMedicine™ Hip Fracture Center

Aug 4th, 2021 - Post-hip fracture knee pain (PHFKP) develops in 28-37.4% of patients with hip fracture and contributes to prolonged hospitalization. Although reduced balance and gait speed contribute to falls, the effects of PHFKP remain unclear. This study aimed...

Aug 2nd, 2021 - We aimed to investigate the relationship between radiological parameters and survival of patients with hip fracture aged >65 years. We performed a retrospective cohort study with reviewed recorded data of patients who were treated for hip fracture...

Aug 1st, 2021 - Heart failure and malnutrition are known to each negatively affect a patient's ability to improve their activities of daily living (ADL) through rehabilitation. Here, we investigated whether the negative effects of malnutrition and heart failure o...

Aug 1st, 2021 - Malnutrition is common and associated with adverse outcomes in geriatric patients with hip fractures. The study aims to evaluate the relationship between the nutritional status and rehabilitation efficiency and functional outcome on discharge in p...

Jul 30th, 2021 - To provide an update on pain management options with regional anesthesia for patients with hip fractures at the emergency department (ED). Patients who sustain a hip fracture are typically admitted and diagnosed in the ED before being transferred ...

Apr 21st, 2018 - Because of the aging population, osteoporotic fractures are an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Approximately 2 million osteoporotic fractures occurred in the United States in 2005, and annual incidence...

Apr 27th, 2020 - Hip fracture is a global public health problem. The postoperative mortality and disability rate of hip fracture is high, and early surgery is still the most effective treatment method, but these patients are often associated with concurrent heart ...

Apr 24th, 2020 - Hip fracture is a clinical condition that involves a break in the femur (hip bone) near where it attaches to the pelvis. Hip fractures occur more than 300,000 times each year in the US and over 1.6 million times each year worldwide. Over 90% of hi...

Mar 25th, 2020 - Background and rationale Hip fracture is a common injury in older people, with over 28,000 hip fractures occurring annually in Canada. Approximately 900 hip fractures occur in Edmonton each year. More than 90% of hip fractures result from simple l...

Feb 25th, 2020 - Hip fracture is one of the most serious consequences of falls in the elderly, with a mortality of 10% at one month and 30% at one year. Factors of associated with increased morbidity and mortality have been researched to prevent complications. Pai...

Feb 25th, 2020 - Osteoporotic fragility fractures of the hip are common in the geriatric population, are increasing in frequency, and represent a growing social and economic burden. Pain control after surgical treatment is an area of growing interest, as improveme...

May 17th, 2021 - Erythropoietin-stimulating agents — widely used to treat anemia in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) — increase the risk of hip fracture in patients on dialysis, and the higher the dose, the greater the risk, the first study of its kind indicates. In...

Apr 19th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Increased levels of uric acid may signal a higher risk of hip fracture, according to a large population-based cohort study by researchers in Europe. "Our results suggest that uric acid could be useful as an easily measu...

Jan 22nd, 2021 - Most people recover from the depression associated with a hip fracture in about a year as they return to normal activities, researchers find. Physicians can help by encouraging these patients to stay in contact with friends and family, said senior...

Dec 21st, 2020 - Women treated with oral bisphosphonate drugs for osteoporosis for 5 years get no additional benefit ― in terms of hip fracture risk ― if the treatment is extended for another 5 years, new research shows. "We found that hip fracture risk in women d...

Dec 10th, 2020 - Globally, more than 200 million people are affected by osteoporosis, a metabolic bone disorder in which low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue lead to increased bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures. Osteoporotic fractu...