Breaking Down Orthopedics (MDNews)
Increasing numbers of older patients are safely undergoing major elective orthopedic procedures, even as hip fracture remains a serious threat to the mobility and lives of the elderly. Here is a snapshot of orthopedic-related statistics.
Hip Fractures and Mortality
About a third of people age 65 and older will fall, with hundreds of thousands suffering potentially devastating hip fractures each year.
Recent research published in JAMA Internal Medicine investigated the effect of hip fractures on a particularly vulnerable population: those living in nursing hom...
