Feb. 26 (UPI) --Hip fractures don't have to stop a person from living independently, even as they age, a new study says. One year after the fracture, only three percent of hip surgery patients between ...

A team of orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found that modern technology for healing distal femur fractures is as safe and effective as its ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite higher interfragmentary strains placed on distal femur fractures when weight-bearing during early ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DR. ROACH WRITES: I have been flooded with letters from women who have ...

New research highlights a novel bone anabolic agent that, when injected, intravenously reduces femur fracture healing time by 60 percent without impacting the surrounding healthy tissue. There are ...

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, ...

She continued on, although her pain was intensifying. “Discomfort during running is normal, expected and tolerated by most all runners,” said Arrington, a nurse in perioperative services for more than ...

No matter how large or small the injury, breaking a bone is a traumatic event. “There’s a big psychological component to breaking a bone,” says Matthew S. Grunkemeyer, M.D. “It’s hard when a patient ...

Dr. Roach Writes: I have been flooded with letters from women who have suffered atypical femur fractures after having been on bisphosphonates (osteoporosis medicines like Fosamax and Actonel), and I ...