You’ve broken your hip—now what? WebMD explains what you need to know if you have a hip fracture.

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.

Hip breaks more deadly than some cancers in elderly, study finds The analysis revealed that those within a year of certain fractures were at the highest risk of death.

A metal hip implant used in thousands of NHS patients will be axed as a result of an increase in bone fractures. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the implant ...

Understanding if sustaining a hip fracture can lead to cognitive decline could help clinicians guide prevention and rehabilitation efforts.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 300,000 Americans aged 65 and older are hospitalized for hip fractures each year. The major health issues come in the ...

First, it highlights the danger that bone fractures —in particular, hip and spine fractures— pose to older adults. With five-year survival rates worse than for many kinds of cancer, the risk ...

People living with dementia who had hip fractures treated with surgery lived longer than those who didn’t have surgery, a new study finds.

A person might experience pain in the hip and groin for a variety of reasons. Learn more about the causes and their treatments here.

It has been proposed that anabolic hormonal treatment could boost effectiveness of exercise programs in older women's recovery from hip fracture. In this randomized trial, with 6-minute walk ...

A study of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women reveals those with a vegetarian diet had a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters.