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 ...

Population-Based Profile of Mental Health and Support Service Need Among Family Caregivers of Adults With Cancer Pathologic fractures often contribute to adverse events in metastatic bone disease, and ...

Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Increased age- and sex-adjusted US fracture ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hip fractures include fractures of the head, neck, intertrochanteric, and subtrochanteric regions. Head ...

Background: A hip fracture causes bleeding, pain and immobility, and initiates inflammatory, hypercoagulable, catabolic and stress states. Accelerated surgery may improve outcomes by reducing the ...

—Even after something as serious as a hip fracture, nearly two-thirds of patients in a recent study failed to keep their follow-up appointment for an osteoporosis evaluation with an outpatient, ...

Osteoporotic fractures are associated with a significant economic burden, including costs of rehabilitation services and a high total all-cause cost of care. Objectives: To examine healthcare resource ...