Hip fracture rates among long-stay residents in nursing facilities rose slightly after a dip in 2013, bucking a trend toward fewer falls in community settings, according to a new study. Investigators ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Half of nursing home residents who have a hip fracture either die or lose the ability to walk on their own in the six months after the injury, according to a new study.
A collaboration between nursing home staff and hospital clinicians reduced readmission and mortality rates and improved quality of life for residents with hip fracture, a new study from Denmark finds.
In combination, state and facility characteristics explained 6.7% of the variation in hip fracture, and resident characteristics accounted for 7.6% of the variation. HealthDay News — Much variation in ...
Evidence Lacking for Weight Trends After Joint Arthroplasty A new study shows nursing home residents using a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic drug are at an increased risk for hip fractures, particularly ...
Findings from Brown University Reveals New Findings on Hip Fracture (Geographic Variation in Hip Fracture Among United States Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents) According to the news reporters, the ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column about osteoporosis, you said that a hip fracture “is devastating.” I’ve heard this often, ...
A 72-year-old woman fell as she was getting out of bed at a nursing home. She complained of right hip pain and was referred to the emergency room for further evaluation. As the orthopaedist on call, ...
A recent study of hip fracture rates in nursing homes in the U.S. reports a slight rise in the rate of hip fractures among long-stay residents in recent years. Researchers looked at data collected ...
In a nationally representative study, researchers found considerable variation in the rates of hip fractures across US nursing home facilities.The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study ...
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