Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Off-hour” surgical start times, between 5 p.m. and 6:59 a.m., may not negatively affect outcomes of hip ...

A 90-year-old woman in Mumbai stood and took a few assisted steps within 24 hours of hip fracture surgery after a fall at home. Her case underlined how severe osteoporosis can turn a low-impact fall ...

Bipolar hemiarthroplasty (BHA) is a surgical treatment for femoral neck fractures of the hip. An artificial joint with two bearings replaces the damaged joint. The bearings allow the head to swivel ...

The mortality numbers nobody tells you at discharge A hip fracture kills more older adults than most cancers that get far ...

With CMS bundled payments expanding from joint replacement procedures to hip and femur fracture surgeries, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies offer consulting and data insights to help health ...

A hip fracture is a break in the top of your upper leg bone near the hip joint, just below the waist. The type of hip fracture depends on which part of the bone breaks. Most hip fractures are caused ...

A model used to predict discharge destination for older adults following hip fracture surgery demonstrated relatively high ...