A trend in total hip arthroplasty surgery has been to design more bone-preserving procedures, especially for younger patients. This study investigated the final implant positioning of a short ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In September 2018, the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston altered its imaging protocol for acute, ...

What is a Femoral Neck Fracture? Fracture neck of femur is a type of hip fracture seen in elderly people. An unsteady gait or reduced bone mineral density, both of which may be seen in the elderly is ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, researchers assessed the impact of high-impact exercise on femoral neck bone density and knee osteoarthritis (OA) (a ...

Bipolar hemiarthroplasty (BHA) is a surgical treatment for femoral neck fractures of the hip. An artificial joint with two bearings replaces the damaged joint. The bearings allow the head to swivel ...

1 Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Department of Sports Medicine, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, British ...