The worldwide incidence of hip fractures in 2019, was estimated to be more than 14 million (95% CI 11·1–18·1 million), with a higher incidence in individuals aged 65 years and older and in women.1 The ...

Mechanical engineers designed a 3D-printed femur that could help doctors prepare for surgeries to repair bones and develop treatments for bone tumors. The study, which focused on the middle section of ...

Patients who received intramedullary nails (IMNs) to repair trochanteric fractures reported no difference in health-related quality of life compared with those who received sliding hip screws (SHS), ...

As populations continue to age, total hip replacement (THR) is becoming an increasingly common surgical procedure. Experts estimate that approximately one million THRs are performed each year ...

Natural materials like bone, bird feathers and wood have an intelligent approach to physical stress distribution, despite their irregular architectures. However, the relationship between stress ...

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 ...

Bisphosphonates are effective in reducing hip and osteoporotic fractures. However, concerns about atypical femur fractures have contributed to substantially decreased bisphosphonate use, and the ...

Both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) vs no diabetes were associated with a higher incidence of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft (ST or FS) and hip fractures, but after adjusting for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 90-year-old woman presented to the ED after sustaining a ground-level fall onto her right knee earlier in the ...

A doctor left a gap in a woman’s femur bone while performing a surgery to correct a hip replacement he had performed on her earlier, a Maine lawsuit says. The empty space couldn’t heal on its own and ...