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Characteristics of patients with hip fractures and comorbid fall‐related injuries in the emergency department

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2022
Aim Hip fracture is one of the most common fall‐related injuries in the elderly population. Although falls may cause multiple types of injuries, no study has investigated the details of fall‐related injuries accompanied by hip fractures. This study aimed
Ryo Ishizawa, Nobuto Nakanishi, Liu Keibun, Tomohiro Sonoo, Kensuke Nakamura, Tadahiro Goto   +5 more
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One-Year Postfracture Mortality Rate in Older Adults With Hip Fractures Relative to Other Lower Extremity Fractures: Retrospective Cohort Study

JMIR Aging, 2022
BackgroundHip fracture in older adults is tied to increased mortality risk. Deconvolution of the mortality risk specific to hip fracture from that of various other fracture types has not been performed in recent hip fracture ...
Andrea Dimet-Wiley, George Golovko, Stanley J Watowich   +2 more
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The association between graded physical activity in postmenopausal British women, and the prevalence and incidence of hip and wrist fractures.

, 2010
BACKGROUND: physical activity is promoted for older women as a means of maintaining health and avoiding falls and fractures. Findings relating physical activity of older women to risk of falls and fracture are contradictory. The association between level
Amuzu, Antoinette, Carson, Claire, Ebrahim, Shah, Gregson, Celia L   +3 more
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An Inpatient Rehabilitation Interprofessional Care Pathway for Traumatic Hip Fracture: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Each year over 300,000 older adults are hospitalized for hip fracture. The impact of the cost of hip fracture on the US health care system is estimated to be as high as $9 billion, with the typical cost of a hip fracture episode around $30 ...
Plante, Sarah
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Hip fracture in young and old subjects : aspects on risk factors and outcome [PDF]

, 2011
Hip fractures, the most serious osteoporosis-related fractures, mainly affect older people. The functional outcome for many hip fracture patients remains to be improved. Hip fractures in young patients are uncommon, but lifelong disability may prevail.
Al-Ani, Amer
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Nutritional status and nutritional treatment are related to outcomes and mortality in older adults with hip fracture [PDF]

, 2017
Malnutrition is very prevalent in geriatric patients with hip fracture. Nevertheless, its importance is not fully recognized. The objective of this paper is to review the impact of malnutrition and of nutritional treatment upon outcomes and mortality in ...
Malafarina, Vincenzo, Reginster, J. Y., Cabrerizo, Sonia, Bruyère, Olivier, Kanis, John A., Martinez, J. Alfredo, Zulet, M. Angeles   +6 more
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Femoral neck fractures as a complication of hip arthroscopy: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify the causes and risk factors for hip fractures, a rare but devastating complication, following hip arthroscopy.
Ayeni, Olufemi R, Horner, Nolan S, MacDonald, Austin E, Naendrup, Jan-Hendrik, Simunovic, Nicole, Vikas, Khanduja   +5 more
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Comparison of Short and Long Intramedullary Nails in the Treatment of Trochanteric and Subtrochanteric Fractures

JBJS Open Access
Background:. There is no consensus of whether to use a short or long intramedullary nail (IMN) in the treatment of trochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures. Methods:.
Peter Sverre Frønsdal, Eva Dybvik, PhD, Torbjørn Berge Kristensen, PhD, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, PhD   +3 more
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Comparison of morbidity and mortality of hip and vertebral fragility fractures: Which one has the highest burden?

Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia, 2020
Objectives: Hip fragility fractures were regarded as one of the most severe, but recent papers report on the underestimated burden of vertebral compression fractures.
Maroun Rizkallah, Falah Bachour, Mirvat el Khoury, Amer Sebaaly, Boutros Finianos, Rawad el Hage, Ghassan Maalouf   +6 more
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Studies on hip fracture patients : effects of nutrition and rehabilitation [PDF]

, 2015
Hip fracture in the elderly is a serious condition associated with increased mortality. Survivors experience an increase in morbidity and disability that affect their independence and quality of life; the outcome for patients with dementia is ...
Flodin, Lena
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