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Primary total hip replacement in patients over 80 years of age [PDF]

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1990
We have reviewed 107 patients of 80 years or over who underwent primary total hip replacement. They had many more complications than younger patients. Thus, acute dislocation occurred in 15%, and became chronic in 9%; there were femoral shaft fractures in 4.6% and these, with shaft perforation gave universally poor results.
M Fordyce, DP Newington, Gordon C. Bannister   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Cancers of unknown primary diagnosed during hospitalization: a population-based study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Cancers of Unknown Primary (CUP) are the 3-4th most common causes of cancer death and recent clinical guidelines recommend that patients should be directed to a team dedicated to their care.
Allardice, Gwen, Brewster, David, Jones, William, Morrison, David S., Oien, Karin, Scott, Iona   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Successful Community Discharge Among Older Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury Admitted to Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2022
Objective: To identify admission characteristics that predict a successful community discharge from an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) among older adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Emily Evans, PT, PhD, Roee Gutman, PhD, Linda Resnik, PT, PhD, Cicely Krebill, BS, Stephanie N. Lueckel, MD, ScM, Mark R. Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE, Kali S. Thomas, PhD   +6 more
doaj  

Association of depression with subsequent mortality, cardiovascular morbidity and incident dementia in people aged 80 and over and suffering from hypertension. Data from the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET).

Age and Ageing, 2010
BACKGROUND depression is common in elderly people and may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk and incident dementia. METHOD participants in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) completed a depression screening instrument, the
Ruth Peters, Elisabete Pinto, N. Beckett, Cameron Swift, J. Potter, T. McCormack, Maria Nunes, John Grimley-Evans, Astrid E. Fletcher, C. Bulpitt   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The immunological interface: dendritic cells as key regulators in metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects nearly one‐third of the global population and poses a significant risk of progression to cirrhosis or liver cancer. Here, we discuss the roles of hepatic dendritic cell subtypes in MASLD, highlighting their distinct contributions to disease initiation and progression, and their ...
Camilla Klaimi, WanTing Kong, Camille Blériot, Joel T. Haas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Road safety education for older drivers : evaluation of a classroom-based training initiative [PDF]

, 2017
Around the world, a growing proportion of drivers are aged 70 or over. Although accident rates for older drivers are lower than for young or novice drivers, increased frailty and slowed reactions mean that older drivers are at higher risk of death or ...
Goodwin, Lacey, Hawley, Carol, Smith, Robert A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalência de fragilidade em uma população de longevos na região Sul do Brasil

Saúde em Debate
RESUMO Objetiva investigar a prevalência de fragilidade em uma população de longevos. Estudo observacional e transversal com idosos acima de 80 anos de um município da região Sul do Brasil.
Taís Elizabete Manfio Liberalesso, Fernanda Dallazen, Vanessa Adelina Casali Bandeira, Evelise Moraes Berlezi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with temporomandibular dysfunction in the elderly: an integrative literature review

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2019
Objective: To identify the factors associated with temporomandibular dysfunction among elderly persons. Method: An integrative literature review was carried out, evaluated by scientific publications indexed in five databases: MEDLINE/PubMed, SCOPUS, WEB
Patrícia Fernanda Faccio, Maria Angélica Bezerra dos Santos, Taís Arcanjo Maropo da Silva, Eduarda Correia Moretti, Maria das Graças Wanderley de Sales Coriolano, Carla Cabral dos Santos Accioly Lins   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Time trends in hospital discharges in patients aged 85 years and older in Spain: data from the Spanish National Discharge Database (2000–2015)

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background The aging population is an increasing concern in Western hospital systems. The aim of this study was to describe the main characteristics and hospitalization patterns in inpatients aged 85 years or more in Spain from 2000 to 2015.
Sergio Palacios-Fernandez, Mario Salcedo, Gregorio Gonzalez-Alcaide, Jose-Manuel Ramos-Rincon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insights into PI3K/AKT signaling in B cell development and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This Review explores how the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase and protein kinase B pathway shapes B cell development and drives chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a common blood cancer. It examines how signaling levels affect disease progression, addresses treatment challenges, and introduces novel experimental strategies to improve therapies and patient outcomes.
Maike Buchner
wiley   +1 more source