Objectives: To determine evidence-based best practices for elderly hip fracture patients from the time of hospital admission to 6 months postfracture. Data Sources: MEDLINE, Cochrane Library ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a clinical model that can accurately predict the risk of hip fractures in the elderly. The model is based on analyses of data from the entire ...

So, really, it’s more the pelvis than the hip. When you’re talking about hip fractures in the elderly, those typically happen ...

A new study by medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids -- medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain -- increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were ...

A good Samaritan said he was given a £155 parking ticket after he waited for an ambulance with a pensioner who had broken her ...

"We only replaced the ball in her left hip in a surgery done with a minimal ... Dr Khatri said the thumb rule in treating elderly fractures is to operate if possible. "Getting senior citizens ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a clinical model that can accurately predict the risk of hip fractures in the elderly. Waiting more than 4 hours in emergency care for treatment is ...