1. Which doctor should I consult for a hip fracture? You should consult an Orthopedic surgeon. 2. Which bone is involved in hip fracture? The upper part of the thigh bone (femur) is involved. 3. What ...

As populations continue to age, total hip replacement (THR) is becoming an increasingly common surgical procedure.

The risk of major postoperative complications after hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty for treatment of femoral neck fractures is influenced by patient factors, rather than choice of procedure ...

Intraoperative perforation of the femur, a serious complication of hip arthroplasty, encompasses a broad spectrum — from a simple hole in the bone to a displaced fracture with an unstable prosthesis.

AMERICAN orthopedic surgeons have been skeptical about the use of medullary nailing of long-bone fractures. This, I think, is fortunate, as the slow acceptance of this technic has allowed us to avoid ...

Patients with hip fractures should receive surgery on the day they are admitted into hospital or the following day to reduce the risk of death, according to a new study published Tuesday in the ...

Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet, Chennai, achieves a breakthrough in orthopaedic surgery by using advanced O-arm imaging to treat a complex acetabular fracture. The 33-year-old patient, having multiple ...

Osteoporosis: A disease in which bones become thin, weak and are easily fractured. Stress Fracture: Fracture occurring in bone subject to repeated stress. Compression Fracture: Fracture caused by ...

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 ...

The FDA is getting the word out regarding a recall effort from Zimmer Biomet related to its discontinued CPT hip implant and its potential link to fractures of the thigh bone after placement. Zimmer ...