Data pinpoints 20-hour mark for hip fracture surgery in people on blood thinners
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 18, 2023
It turns out there’s an optimal time for doctors to begin surgically repairing a hip fracture in people on blood thinners or anticoagulants. It’s about the 20-hour mark after the fracture occurs, according...
Hip fracture readmissions lower when nursing home in sync with hospital staff: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2022
A collaboration between nursing home staff and hospital clinicians helped reduce readmission and mortality rates and improved quality of life for residents with hip fracture.
Hip fracture surgery generally lower during COVID-19 pandemic
Jan 03, 2022
Apart from fall 2020, hip fracture surgery volumes among older individuals were lower than among historic controls until vaccination
Extended osteoporosis treatment fails to further reduce fracture risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 08, 2020
Bisphosphonate treatment beyond five years may offer little additional gain in bone loss reduction or fracture risk, a large new study has found.
Pneumonia twice as deadly as a broken hip in the elderly: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 19, 2020
Pneumonia patients ages 80 and older are twice as likely to die within two years of hospitalization as hip fracture patients, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, March 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
CMS expands telehealth Medicare coverage to nursing home beneficiaries as COVID-19 strategy … CMS waives three-day stay requirement, MDS deadlines …Vitamin D boosts chances of walking after hip fracture...
Taking more than one fracture-related drug increases bone break risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2019
Taking multiple fracture-related drugs – especially in certain combinations – is linked to a two-fold increase in hip fracture risk, Medicare data shows.
Moderate physical activity can dramatically reduce fracture risks
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 07, 2019
Moderate physical activity – including walking and household chores – reduces the risk of hip and total fracture in postmenopausal women.
Hip fracture risk increases with high intake of B6 and B12 vitamins
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 10, 2019
Older women who take high doses of vitamins B6 and B12 in combination are at increased risk of hip fracture, according to a large data analysis.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Dec. 20
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 20, 2017
Coalition asks Congress to extend hold on therapy caps for Part B beneficiaries … Former cop charged with stealing fentanyl patches — from nursing home patients’ bodies … Screening...