Hip Fracture

SAN DIEGO — Patients have twice the risk of inpatient complications and mortality after having a second, contralateral hip fracture within 5 years of their first hip fracture, according to recently presented data.

SAN DIEGO — GLP-1 agonists may be protective against hip fracture when administered for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, according to results presented here.

TNF inhibitors for the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis may decrease the risk for hip or spine fracture by as much as 29% compared with NSAIDs, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

According to published results, the use of gabapentinoids may be associated with an increased risk of hip fractures in older, frail patients and patients with chronic kidney disease.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video from the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Rutva A. Vora, BASc, discusses a pilot study that analyzed the impact of time from ED to OR on surgical outcomes in patients with hip fractures.

A novel clinical prediction model accurately assessed the 5-year hip fracture risk among the Swedish population without data on bone density, according to published results.

Presented results showed patients with odontoid fractures experienced significantly higher mortality risks 2 and 4 years after initial injury compared with patients with hip fractures.

According to published results, patients with COVID-19 who underwent hip fracture surgery in 2020 had a significantly increased risk for postoperative pneumonia and mortality compared with a historical pre-pandemic cohort.

Published results showed non-Hispanic white patients were more likely to receive guideline-concordant hip fracture care and also disproportionately benefited from their care vs. patients from historically underrepresented groups.

The risk for fractures among postmenopausal women may vary between ethnic origin groups, according to findings from the Women’s Health Initiative published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.