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The experience of feeling old after a fragility fracture [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground 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 +7 more
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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2019 OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of clinical care pathways (CCPs) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and physical function following fragility fracture and identify the specific characteristics of CCPs that are associated with improved outcomes.
Alison Beauchamp, , Lynne Millar
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Fragility fractures pose a serious threat to patient health, quality of life, and healthcare sustainability. In order to reduce their clinical, social, and economic burden, a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) was introduced in a high volume orthopedic ...
Sabrina Corbetta +2 more
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Relationship of Prevalent Fragility Fracture in Dementia Patients: Three Years Follow up Study
Geriatrics, 2020 Introduction: dementia increases the risk of falls by 2–3 times and cognitively impaired patients are three times more likely to have hip fracture following a fall when compared to cognitively intact individuals.
Inderpal Singh +4 more
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Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2022 Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease where there is low bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture, leading to an increased risk of a fragility fracture.
Ronald Man Yeung Wong +16 more
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Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis [PDF]
JBJS Reviews, 2017 ➢ Fragility fractures of the pelvis exhibit different morphological characteristics and occur as a result of different mechanisms than high-energy pelvic ring lesions. The degree of instability may increase over time.➢ A new comprehensive classification system distinguishes between different degrees of instability and ...
Pol Maria, Rommens +2 more
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Bone Reports, 2021 Introduction: Multimorbidity is a worldwide health problem, especially in elderly patients who have a higher risk of fragility fracture. Currently, there is insufficient knowledge about the burden of multimorbidity in patients with previous fragility ...
Anabela Barcelos +4 more
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Archives of Osteoporosis, 2023 Summary In a characterization of treatment rates and healthcare costs among patients with an osteoporotic-related fragility fracture overall and by site of care, costs were high and treatment rates were low.
A. Singer +7 more
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Antioxidants, 2023 Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and osteoporosis (OP) are major causes of morbidity and mortality that have arelevant health and economic burden. Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that both of these disorders are often associated with each other and that ...
G. Cavati +6 more
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Arthroplasty Today, 2021 Background: The impact of prior fragility fractures and osteoporosis treatment before total hip arthroplasty (THA) on postoperative complications is unclear.
Austin J. Ross, BS +4 more
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