In the case of a hip fracture, operating on a patient with dementia can be a difficult decision to make. Indeed, surgery exposes patients with dementia to a higher mortality rate, more delirium and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgeons should aim to prevent intraoperative femur fractures by identifying high-risk patients and surgical ...

In a new study published in Engineering, academician Yingze Zhang's research team introduces the Proximal Femur Bionic Nail (PFBN) as a potential panacea for unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures ...

The effects of spinal anesthesia as compared with general anesthesia on the ability to walk in older adults undergoing surgery for hip fracture have not been well studied. We conducted a pragmatic, ...

Hip fractures are serious, especially for the elderly. The operation can be a great strain, and 13 per cent of patients over the age of 70 do not survive 60 days after the fracture. Their chance of ...

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries hospitalized for strokes and hip fractures experienced increased discharges to home for stroke and skilled nursing facilities for hip fracture, and higher mortality ...

Pulmonary embolism was the strongest predictor for early mortality among patients with CKD who underwent intertrochanter fracture surgery. Researchers have identified advanced chronic kidney disease ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed 39% of patients were diagnosed with osteoporosis after periprosthetic femur fracture. Of the ...

Older adults who live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods spend significantly fewer days at home in the year after a fall-related hip fracture than those living in more affluent areas, ...