Older adults who live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods spend significantly fewer days at home in the year after a ...

Scientists at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) have made a great leap forward in predicting the risk of hip fracture among women ...

Older adults who live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods spend significantly fewer days at home in the year after a fall-related hip fracture ...

Older adults are more vulnerable to fractures due to bone mass loss. Hip fractures can be tremendously grave, often leading to chronic disease and even death. Now, experts from the American Geriatrics ...

Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with increased odds of fragility fractures, osteoporosis, and higher abdominal and femoral fat levels.

A subchondral fracture is a type of injury that occurs due to repetitive stress in the layer of bone tissue just beneath the cartilage. It often happens to the knees or hips of older adults.

Far too few patients are referred for treatment that could stave off another costly, debilitating and sometimes deadly fracture. By Jane E. Brody Older adults who break a bone face a serious yet ...