Recovery from a hip fracture depends on the type of surgery a person has, as well as their mobility, age, and overall health. Many people regain functionality in 6–9 months with physical therapy and ...

Some hip fracture patients are having to wait up to 80 days for a physiotherapist to visit them at home after being discharged from hospital, a union has warned. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy ...

Compared with exercise alone, combining exercise training with testosterone gel application did not result in longer 6-minute walk distances (6MWDs) in older women with a recent hip fracture repair ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAILEA, Hawaii — A presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii noted plates and nails can be used alone or in ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Board of Directors approved a new clinical practice guideline for the treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures. Diaphyseal (the shaft of a long ...

August 6, 2009 — A new study suggests that the risk for fracture of the hip or femur is doubled among patients with a history of stroke, compared with matched individuals with no stroke history. The ...

What is a Femoral Neck Fracture? Fracture neck of femur is a type of hip fracture seen in elderly people. An unsteady gait or reduced bone mineral density, both of which may be seen in the elderly is ...

AMERICAN orthopedic surgeons have been skeptical about the use of medullary nailing of long-bone fractures. This, I think, is fortunate, as the slow acceptance of this technic has allowed us to avoid ...

Influence of some clinical parameters in the tolerance to treatment in elderly patients with advanced lung cancer. Background: Local control for soft tissue sarcomas of the long bones often includes ...