A new machine learning process has been shown to outperform clinicians when identifying and classifying hip fractures, raising the possibility of better care and reduced costs. Researchers from Bath’s ...

This interesting study shows that the incidence of more rare femoral fractures such as subtrochanteric fractures was stable from 1996 to 2006, although the overall incidence of hip fracture is ...

Periprosthetic femoral fracture remains a devastating complication following total hip arthroplasty. New Swedish research advises routine evaluation of all total hip patients and links fracture risk ...

In the human body, the femur, the thigh bone is one of the largest and strongest bones which extends from the hip joint all the way down to the knee joint. Being the strongest bone, a significantly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results published in The Journal of Arthroplasty showed postoperative length of stay or mortality within 1 year ...

“The trade-off between the risk of this type of fracture and the overall benefit of these medications to osteoporotic patients is striking. The public needs to understand the rare incidence of ...

The femur — your thigh bone — is the largest and strongest bone in your body. When the femur breaks, it takes a long time to heal. Breaking your femur can make everyday tasks much more difficult ...

A study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and other centers found that total hip replacement performed with a cementless prosthesis for a femoral neck fracture led to a higher rate of a second ...