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Nonunion fragility fracture of the pelvis with complication from bladder rupture: A case report

Trauma Case Reports, 2019
The incidence rate of bladder rupture associated with pelvic ring fractures is reported to be about 5–10%, mostly occurring at the time of injury. Fragility pelvic ring fractures are reported to increase fracture displacement or become nonunion if they ...
Yasuaki Yamakawa, Tomoyuki Noda, Taichi Saito, Kenta Saiga, Ryuichi Nakahara, Yasunori Shimamura, Toshifumi Ozaki   +6 more
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Insufficient Deep-Colored Vegetable Intake Is Associated With Higher Fragility Fracture Rate in Postmenopausal Taiwanese Women

International Journal of Gerontology, 2013
Background: Osteoporosis-related fragility fracture is a major health issue in older adults. This study has been developed to investigate the relationship of lifestyle factors with fragility fracture prevalence in postmenopausal Taiwanese women. Methods:
Chu-Hsu Lin, Kai-Hua Chen, Chien-Min Chen, Hung-Chih Hsu, Chia-Hao Chang, Cheng Ho, Tung-Jung Huang   +6 more
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Do patients perceive a link between a fragility fracture and osteoporosis?

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2008
Background To evaluate factors associated with whether patients associate their fracture with future fracture risk. Methods Fragility fracture patients participated in a telephone interview.
Thabane Lehana, Papaioannou Alexandra, Giangregorio Lora, deBeer Justin, Cranney Ann, Dolovich Lisa, Adili Anthony, Adachi Jonathan D   +7 more
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The experience of feeling old after a fragility fracture

BMC Geriatrics
Background There has been little exploration of the effect of fragility fractures on patient perceptions of their age. The common assumption is that fractures “happen to old people”.
Joanna E.M. Sale, Lucy Frankel, Earl Bogoch, Gabriel Carlin-Coleman, Sean Hui, Jessica Saini, Jennifer McKinlay, Lynn Meadows   +7 more
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Association of neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with fragility fracture in osteoporotic patients: a case-control study [PDF]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Systematic inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. Neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHR) has been considered as a novel inflammatory marker.
Liman Wang, Dan Xu, Meijiao Chen, Xuhui Huang   +3 more
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Clinical assessment tools identify functional deficits in fragility fracture patients

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2016
Tyler D Ames,1 Corinne E Wee,1 Khoi M Le,1 Tiffany L Wang,1 Julie Y Bishop,2 Laura S Phieffer,2 Carmen E Quatman2 1The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH,
Ames TD, Wee CE, Le KM, Wang TL, Bishop JY, Phieffer LS, Quatman CE   +6 more
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Fragility Fracture: 10 Commandments [PDF]

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
Fragility fractures are a major health concern. It is a fracture that occurs from a low-impact event, such as a fall from standing height or less typically due to weakened bones. These fractures are most commonly associated with conditions like osteoporosis, where the bone density is reduced, making the bones more susceptible to get fractured ...
Jha SS.
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Fragility fracture, atypical femoral fracture, and osteonecrosis of jaw after bisphosphonate prescription for three and five years, based on primary and secondary care data in England: nested case-control and cohort studies [PDF]

BMJ Medicine
Objectives To evaluate the association between fragility fracture and interruption of bisphosphonate prescription after three and five years of initial prescription, and to explore the incidence of atypical femoral fracture and osteonecrosis of jaw after
Victoria Welsh, Sara Muller, Tricia McKeever   +2 more
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Service availability and readiness for hip fracture care in low- and middle-income countries in South and Southeast Asia [PDF]

, 2023
Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the current pathways of care for patients with a fracture of the hip in five low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) in South Asia (Nepal and Sri Lanka) and Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, and the ...
Joon-Kiong Lee, Dipendra Pandey, Matthew Costa, Irewin Tabu, On behalf of FERMAT collaborators and the Global Fragility Fracture Network Hip Fracture Audit Special Interest Group, En L. Goh, Tanawat Amphansap, Duncan Appelbe, Nicholas Parsons, Sarath Lekamwasam, Pandey, Dipendra, Parsons, Nicholas, Lee, Joon-Kiong, Tabu, Irewin, Lekamwasam, Sarath, Amphansap, Tanawat, Goh, En L., Appelbe, Duncan, Costa, Matthew   +18 more
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Fragility Fracture and Orthogeriatric Nursing [PDF]

This second edition, in Open Access, aims to provide a comprehensive and practical overview of the knowledge required for the assessment and management of the older adult with or at risk of fragility fracture, with additional focus on those who are frail.
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