A 10-year study of 9,700 older U.S. women links tea to modestly higher hip bone density while coffee is neutral.

August 6, 2009 — A new study suggests that the risk for fracture of the hip or femur is doubled among patients with a history of stroke, compared with matched individuals with no stroke history. The ...

Connected to the hip bone, the thigh bone, also known as the femur, is the largest bone in the human body, and makes up one quarter of your height. The femur is very durable – it’s almost as hard as ...

The present study was undertaken to investigate changes in bone remodeling in the upper part of the femur during the first postoperative year after BHR. Our results show that, although three months ...

Children with hip and thigh implants designed to help heal a broken bone or correct other bone conditions are at risk for subsequent fractures of the very bones that the implants were intended to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stroke is associated with a two-fold increase in the risk of sustaining hip/femur fractures, with the highest ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although there is a high level of evidence that hip resurfacing arthroplasty preserves bone mineral density and ...

Supta Virasana, or Reclining Hero Pose, is a stretch for your psoas and you get to determine the intensity. Here's how.

Your hip joints are ball-and-socket joints positioned where your thigh bone meets your pelvis. The hip joint is involved in many types of movement. It is also one of the largest joints in the body, ...