Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Risks were high for people with chronic kidney disease or significant frailty. Odds of hip ...

A research team in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), found that hip fractures not only result in both physical and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who had a second, contralateral hip fracture had more major complications. The average time of the ...

Besides being inconvenient, painful and expensive to fix, a hip fracture is (obviously) a major health concern. So much so, experts consider it “among the most serious health events in older adults,” ...

A hip fracture may require hip-replacement surgery for the best outcome, particularly in older patients. Cleveland Clinic Q. Last week, my 81-year-old mother fell breaking her right hip. The ...

Despite the risk of subsequent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, only approximately 20% of patients nationally receive the appropriate evaluation and treatment following a fragility fracture. A ...

Hip fractures, often a result of a fall, are the most serious type of osteoporotic fracture because they are accompanied by considerable pain, loss of muscle and bone strength, reduced mobility and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both fracture and patient factors should be evaluated to determine the best treatment for femoral neck fractures ...