Hip Fracture

Data from 20 health care databases in 19 countries project there will be a substantial increase in hip fracture incidence rates as the global population ages.

Age-standardized incidence of hip fractures dropped by 27% among women and 20% among men in Norway from 1999 to 2019, with the rising number of hip prostheses accounting for nearly 20% of this decline, according to study data.

The total number of hip fractures globally is projected to nearly double from 2018 to 2050 as the aging population is expected to increase, according to a speaker at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting.

In a large cohort of women, those who were vegetarians demonstrated an elevated risk for hip fracture compared with their meat-eating counterparts, according to recent research.

Women who are vegetarian had a greater risk for hip fracture compared with those who ate five or more servings of meat per week, findings in BMC Medicine showed.

Published results showed use of spinal anesthesia during hip fracture surgery led to more pain in the first 24 hours and use of more prescription analgesia at 60 days compared with general anesthesia.

ATLANTA — Adults with type 2 diabetes who were prescribed insulin had greater risks for major osteoporotic and hip fractures than those prescribed metformin, according to study data.

Results showed tranexamic acid administration was not associated with increased mortality, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction or stroke in high-risk patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures.

Muscle strength and physical performance measures may improve fracture risk prediction for older men and should be incorporated into fracture prediction models, according to study findings.

The reduced risks for osteoporotic and hip fractures with bisphosphonate therapy outweigh increased risk for atypical femur fractures for older women, according to study finding published in Bone.