Increased Complication Rates with Kidney Injury Following Total Hip Arthroplasty
Post-surgical acute kidney injury following total hip arthroplasty results in increased rates of complications, including death, say researchers recently writing in Arthritis Research & Therapy.
 
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Hip Fracture Risk Increased with Tramadol
The use of tramadol in older patients is associated with a higher risk of hip fracture compared with the use of codeine or commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), say researchers recently writing in in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
 
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