RIVERBANK — A search is underway for a vehicle that hit an elderly man who was on his daily ... and Duarte was taken to an area hospital for treatment, authorities said. Anyone who may have ...

AST/ALT ratio may predict 1-year mortality in elderly patients operated for femoral neck fracture suggests a study published ...

New research to identify factors associated with improved outcomes for older adults recovering from hip fractures found a ...

New research to identify factors associated with improved outcomes for older adults recovering from hip fractures found a connection with mental health and psychological resilience.

Patients over the age of 50 have an increased risk of mortality following hip fracture, which is dependent on factors such as health and post-fracture comorbidities. Findings from a meta-analysis ...

and hip bones. Most pelvic fractures are caused by high-energy traumatic injuries, such as those incurred in a car accident. These may involve damage to organs, blood vessels and nerves, and are ...

Among people with dementia, the predicted one-year mortality was 35.4% in those with hip fracture compared to 14.8% in those without the injury, the data showed.

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, General Hospital of Jinan Military Command, 250031 Jinan, China. 2 Research on 2013 stage doctoral student of TCM Orthopaedics, Shandong University of ...

Designed to bridge the disconnect between acute fracture care and long-term osteoporosis management, Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) are specialised programs that ensure patients who experience a ...

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone resorbs faster than it is formed, gradually weakening its structure over time and ...