28 January 2026

13 May 2026, Orthopaedic Institute Hip Fracture Course; Shropshire

The Orthopaedic Institute Hip Fracture Course has a target audience of FY/CST doctors. Surgical management of neck of femur fractures...

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21 July 2023

Significant variations in hip fracture health costs and care between NHS hospitals and regions

There are significant variations in healthcare spending and care delivery across NHS hospitals in England and Wales following hip fracture,...

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3 March 2022

Machine learning outperforms clinical experts in classifying hip fractures

A new machine learning process designed to identify and classify hip fractures has been shown to outperform human clinicians. Two...

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6 January 2022

China-wide study will boost understanding of fatal surgical complication

Older patients in hospitals across China took part in a major multi-centre open-label randomised clinical trial that showed there was...

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25 November 2021

Diet research could reduce number of hip fractures

A lack of high-quality research is preventing the development of dietary advice that could reduce the number of hip fractures,...

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1 July 2021

Surgeon in focus – Matthew Costa

Professor Matthew Costa was appointed Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Oxford in 2015. He was previously Professor of Trauma...

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17 May 2021

Study reveals the three most important aspects of care for hip fractures

Older patients with hip fractures recover better if they receive treatment under the supervision of both a surgeon and a...

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12 March 2021

Hip fracture outcomes worse during busy periods

Elderly people are at greater risk of dying from hip surgery if surgeons are too busy. Hip fractures are serious,...

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