According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 300,000 Americans aged 65 and older are hospitalized for hip fractures each year. The major health issues come in the wake ...

Hip fracture is the most common serious injury in older adults, affecting more than 80,000 people in the U.K. every year. The loss of mobility, function, and independence after a hip fracture means ...

Hip fractures are common in the elderly, with many patients experiencing a decline in activities of daily living (ADL) ...

CHICAGO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Hip fracture rates have declined among the elderly for a variety of reasons, but the disabling injury is still a major health threat as populations age, Canadian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q. Last week, my 81-year-old mother fell breaking her right hip. The orthopedic surgeon she saw at the emergency room recommended ...

A personal trainer has warned of the dangers of “ego lifting” after she claims smashing a personal best in the gym left her hospitalized — when she snapped her right hip bone. Kristina Schmidt, 24, ...

Heidi arrived frightened and injured after being struck by a car. Surgery stabilized her fractured hip, and now the real work ...

Former Today host Kathie Lee Gifford was hospitalized for over a week after suffering a pelvis fracture. Gifford explained to People that she recently “tripped” and fractured her pelvis in two places, ...