Elevated Blood Cobalt Levels Linked to Metal Hip Failures Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of cervical, but not trochanteric, hip fractures. (HealthDay News) – ...

Investigators found a 3-month mortality risk of 19% and a 1-year mortality risk of 28% among 640 patients aged 65 years or older with a cervical spine fracture who underwent treatment at one of two ...

Numerous options exist for the treatment of this complex injury pattern. Controversy exists as to which fracture to stabilize first and what hardware combination to use. The optimal timing of such ...

Femoral neck fracture is the most common cause of revision after hip resurfacing arthroplasty, and women undergoing the procedure had significantly higher revision rates compared with men, according ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- And all this time we were worried about what was going on inside Sidney Crosby's skull. When Crosby took that hit to the head in the Winter Classic on New Year's Day 2011, he ...

Bucs receiver Jalen McMillan continues to recover from what coach Todd Bowles on Friday called a neck “fracture,” with no timetable for his return. McMillan was injured while making a leaping catch ...

Fracture of the ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft is primarily found in younger individuals, usually in their third or fourth decades, who have been involved in high-energy trauma. The overall ...