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 ...

(RTTNews) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert about the increased risk of thigh bone fracture after surgery with the use of the Zimmer Biomet CPT Hip System, which was ...

This week, FDA issued a safety communication connected to Zimmer Biomet’s CPT Hip System Femoral Stem after finding increased risk of thigh bone fracture — postoperative periprosthetic femoral ...

The bones of our body are strong, but they are not unbreakable. If you were injured and suspect that you have broken a bone – This is what you must do and must not do.

Seek medical help immediately if you suspect a broken leg. Treatment might involve a splint, cast, or surgery, depending on ...

(Corrects to show Actonel is owned by Warner Chilcott, 4th paragraph) * FDA says no thigh fracture risk with bisphosphonates * Bisphosphonates such as Fosamax treat osteoporosis * FDA statement ...

Drugs to prevent bone loss, including Merck's Fosamax, Roche Holding's Boniva, and Novartis' Reclast, may be linked to an increased risk of thigh bone fractures, researchers say. As many as 94 percent ...

Among South-East Asian adults, bisphosphonate use in is not associated with differences in clinical outcomes or mortality after an atypical femur fracture, according to study data published in Bone.

Brooke Shields says she's hit "another plateau" in her recovery after breaking her thigh bone and fighting off a staph infection. The 55-year-old actress revealed earlier this year that she broke her ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures. The ...