A living example is S C Kapur, a 100-year-old man who suffered a medical emergency and acute unbearable pain due to a major hip joint fracture after a fall in his house. He was admitted to the ...

Early comprehensive geriatric assessment improves hip fracture recovery, reducing complications, hospital stay, and mortality in older adults, according to a systematic review of 39 studies.

Osteoporotic hip fracture, already a dangerous and ... and fractures—is especially great among men and those over 85 years old, the study reported. Ching-lung Cheung, Associate Professor ...

identified from each unit all ambulatory men and women who were 70 years old or older and who had at least one easily identifiable risk factor for hip fracture (a previous fall or fracture ...

A 78-year-old man from Firozabad suspected of having Covid-19 died in Agra. Despite a positive test, officials could not ...

Researchers compared the effectiveness of neuraxial vs general anesthesia on postoperative outcomes following hip fracture ...

The reduced risk for hip fracture associated with osteoporosis treatment did not differ between men vs women. Osteoporosis treatment demonstrates similar efficacy for preventing hip fracture among ...