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Analysis of Operated Ankle Fractures in Elderly Patients: Are They All Osteoporotic?

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Background: Osteoporosis represents a global problem, which involves high risks of disability and death due to the consequences of fragility fractures.
Giuseppe Rinonapoli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Footwear Characteristics and Their Impact on Gait and Balance in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Improper footwear has been identified as a modifiable risk factor for falls in older adults. Studies suggest that certain footwear characteristics can impair gait and balance, thereby increasing the risk of falls. However, the impact of footwear on gait and balance control may vary across research protocols.
Chi‐Hsien Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cumulative effects of lifelong systemic excess growth hormone on postcranial skeletal morphology in adult mice

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Our μCT‐based pilot study reveals size and shape disparity in the adult postcranial skeleton of growth‐hormone model (bGH) mice relative to wild‐type mice. bGH mice have larger and more sexually dimorphic bones, with a systemic radiodensity increase in bony sesamoids and associated, but typically uncalcified, soft tissues.
Joseph R. Groenke   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Premature closure underlies bias in medical diagnosis in students: A randomised controlled experiment

open access: yesMedical Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The purpose of the study reported in this article was to shed light on the cognitive mechanism mediating between biasing information and diagnostic error. The literature suggests at least two different hypotheses: premature closure leading biased participants to spend less time on diagnosis or increased competition between diagnostic
Awad Al Essa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radical dystopia: The comic modernism of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty‐Four

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract The present essay turns the received view of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty‐Four on its head, arguing that Orwell's dystopian classic mobilizes the modernist techniques of T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land to lampoon the ideological fatalism of Eliot and other cultural conservatives.
Magnus Ullén
wiley   +1 more source

A Rare Pseudoaneurysm of the Popliteal Artery Induced by Acute‐Phase Rehabilitation Following Total Knee Replacement: A Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesOrthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
Early functional exercise after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may cause popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm. ABSTRACT Background Early rehabilitation programs are often considered essential for optimizing patient recovery after total knee replacement.
Xiang Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ankle Mortise Fractures as a Cause of Functional Impairment: Current Concepts in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport
Background. Ankle mortise fractures represent a common injury of the lower extremity and are associated with a wide spectrum of instability and functional impairment.
Katarzyna Fabiś   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Three‐Dimensionally Printed Surgical Guides in Precise Sacral Tumor Excision and Defect Reconstruction

open access: yesOrthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
Patient‐specific 3D‐printed guiding templates significantly improve surgical precision and efficiency in complex sacral tumor resection and reconstruction compared to conventional freehand techniques. This computer‐assisted workflow reduces operative time, intraoperative blood loss, and fluoroscopy frequency, providing a safer, highly reproducible ...
Yansong Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese Guideline on Risk Management of Osteoporosis in the General Public

open access: yesOrthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
Summary of the background, key recommendations, and expected impact of the public guideline for osteoporosis risk management. ABSTRACT Background Osteoporosis is a common chronic skeletal disorder characterized by decreased bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration, resulting in increased fragility and fracture risk. With rapid population aging in
Shiyong Zhang   +84 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of the Outcome of Geriatric Ankle Open Fracture Management at a Single Institution

open access: yesFoot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Category: Trauma; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: There is an increasing trend of geriatric ankle fractures worldwide. The mortality rate of geriatric open ankle fractures is comparable to that of geriatric hip fractures.
Yuet Peng Khor MB ChB, FRCS(Orth)(Edin)   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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