Delaying hip fracture surgery due to a lack of OR capacity may be associated with increased mortality risk, according to data ...

Researchers said infrequent zoledronate infusions could be an attractive, lifelong therapy for women at low-risk for fracture ...

The number of people who will suffer life-threatening hip fractures is set to double to 140,000 a year by 2060 if the Government does not take action, according to a damning report. Campaigners say ...

Following hip fracture, survival and quality of life decreased substantially in the study population. These findings reveal ...

Background: Despite the longstanding awareness of the increasing incidence and consequences of periprosthetic proximal femoral fractures (PPFFs), and the rationale protective role of the preserved ...

1 Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China 2 Third Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China This ...

The use of bisphosphonates (BPs) is universally accepted in the management of osteoporosis. However, a small percentage of patients have been recognised to develop atypical subtrochanteric fractures ...

Bisphosphonate use has been identified as a contributory factor in atypical subtrochanteric fracture of the femur. These fractures are commonly treated with an intramedullary device. We present a case ...