"The patient can walk around the ward with a walker, but still needs assistance in the restroom." This is a common point of ...

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 ...

ABSTRACT: Background: A femoral neck fracture in the elderly is commonly due to osteoporosis and a simple fall for various reasons such as visual disturbance. Most of these patients have osteoporosis ...

Persistent night pain, limited range of motion and joint damage from conditions like severe arthritis or rotator cuff disease are primary signs that you may need shoulder replacement surgery ...

Outcomes of a data published in JAMA Open Network showed no difference in QOL among patients with acute femoral neck fracture who received a posterolateral approach or direct lateral approach for ...

The evidence is still developing, and future studies may change our conclusions. We are not confident that one surgical approach (way of accessing the hip joint) compared to another leads to a ...

Objectives Femoral neck fractures in multiple myeloma patients are usually managed with hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty, depending on the presence of acetabular infiltration. Due to the ...

East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics’ orthopedic surgeon E. Scott Paxton, MD, has become first in the state to perform a partial shoulder replacement using Stryker’s Tornier pyrocarbon ...

Cemented hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures is recommended in guidelines for the following reasons: Early improvement in QOL Reduced risk of intraoperative fracture Improved ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Hip arthroplasty is a surgery with a high risk of bleeding. The main objective of this study was to research risk factors for bleeding and transfusion in patients undergoing hip ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Shoulder hemiarthroplasty was associated with increased ...