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Hairline Hip Fracture Treatment
Prevention
There are two main ways to prevent a hip fracture: Maintain bone strength, and prevent falls.
To optimize bone strength, men and women of all ages should exercise regularly and consume enough calcium and vitamin D.
The bones of women are more likely to thin as they age. A specialized X-ray test, called a bone mineral density test, can identify people with osteoporosis. After menopause, women with a family history of osteoporosis, a history of bone fracture as an adult, who weigh less...
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From Our Experts
Detecting Hidden Hip Fractures
If you've sustained an injury or trauma to your hip, and have persistent pain, you need to have diagnostic testing to check for the... Read more »
After an Osteoporosis Hip Fracture: Recovering at the Hospital
Suffering a hip fracture can be the most devastating consequence of osteoporosis. When those crucial bones shatter, it can destroy various... Read more »
New Study Links PPI Use to Hip Fractures
Over the holidays, I barely watched the news or read a newspaper. However, one story got my full attention. The press reported on a... Read more »
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Stress Fracture of the Hip
Source: eOrthopod
A Patient's Guide to Stress Fracture of the HipIntroductionStress fractures of the hip once most commonly affected military personnel who marched and... Read more »
Adjusting Orthopedic Treatment for Unstable Intertrochanteric ...
Source: eOrthopod
Intertrochanteric hip fractures can be difficult to treat. With this type of hip fracture, there is a break or fracture line between two bony bumps... Read more »
Looking Back Improves Treatment of Hip Fractures
Source: eOrthopod
In this study doctors from the School of Medicine at UCLA take a look at the results of hip fracture treatment in over 1,000 elderly patients. By... Read more »
Choosing the Best Treatment after Hip Fracture: Fixation or J...
Source: eOrthopod
Hip fracture? You're not alone. Every year more than a quarter of a million people in North America have one. When this many people are affected,... Read more »
Hip Replacement after Hip Fracture
Source: eOrthopod
Bone fracture in young adults often heals in about six weeks. But the aging adult with bone loss or poor bone quality may not have the same result.... Read more »
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