Results from a recent multi-center, randomized, controlled trial demonstrate that testosterone gel does not improve long-distance mobility compared to exercise alone in older women recovering from a ...

Hip fractures in older adults can lead to serious complications, disability and even death. Traditionally, orthopaedic surgeons have repaired a common fracture of the upper part of the thigh bone, or ...

Elderly women with upper arm fractures are five times more likely than the general population to experience a broken hip in the 12 months after the arm fracture. Understanding that risk can be a key ...

A new randomized clinical trial found that combining testosterone therapy with exercise training did not significantly improve long-distance mobility in older women recovering from hip fracture. The ...

It has been proposed that anabolic hormonal treatment could boost effectiveness of exercise programs in older women's recovery from hip fracture. In this randomized trial, with 6-minute walk distance ...

When anesthesiologists lead the preoperative process, patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures—one of the leading causes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exercise training plus testosterone did not improve long-distance walking after hip fracture vs. exercise ...

Background The high mortality of hip fracture patients is well documented, but sex- and cause-specific mortality after hip fracture has not been extensively studied. The purpose of the present study ...

JAMA Network Open publishes study results of the STEP-HI clinical trial, finding that testosterone gel use in women recovering from hip fracture does not improve outcomes compared to supervised ...