A large-scale Australian study has found that older adults taking gabapentinoids — a common pain medication for nerve pain and epilepsy — face an increased risk of hip fracture, with especially high ...

Researchers recently evaluated three tools to help predict risk of hip fracture in adults aged 80 and older, a population that accounts for 70% of hip fractures in the United States. The three ...

Older adults who fracture their hip are more likely to experience dementia than their peers who never experienced the same break, according to preliminary research presented the at the 2024 annual ...

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. A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of gabapentinoids may be associated with an increased risk of hip fracture in older patients. Patients who ...

A new article in JBMR Plus indicates that patient survival rates after hip or other bone fractures can be very poor. While patients and their families may dismiss a fracture as a minor injury, ...

Older women with low bone density are more likely to experience their first hip fracture in their 60s compared to older ages, according to research being presented Sunday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers examined the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and osteoporosis-related fracture (vertebral, radial, and hip) incidence ...

A hip fracture may require hip-replacement surgery for the best outcome, particularly in older patients. Cleveland Clinic Q. Last week, my 81-year-old mother fell breaking her right hip. The ...

In the case of a hip fracture, operating on a patient with dementia can be a difficult decision to make. Indeed, surgery exposes patients with dementia to a higher mortality rate, more delirium and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for a subsequent hip fracture is similar for adults with or without diabetes. Adults with type 1 ...