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Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic bone disease characterized by the decreased bone mass and destruction of bone microstructure, which tends to result in the enhanced bone fragility and related fractures, as well as high disability rate and mortality ...
Yuan-Wei Zhang +5 more
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Objective: To investigate and compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous and oral application of tranexamic acid (TXA) in geriatric patients undergoing intertrochanteric fracture surgeries.
Ru-Ya Li +11 more
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Background About one fourth of patients with hip fracture have cognitive impairment. These patients are at higher risk of surgical and medical complications and are often excluded from participating in clinical research.
Målfrid Holen Kristoffersen +7 more
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Background The literature is inconclusive as to whether an intramedullary nail changes the distribution of a subsequent ipsi- or contralateral fracture of the femur. We have compared the incidence, localisation, and fracture pattern of subsequent femoral
Kirsten Marie Larsen Grønhaug +4 more
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Aims: The aim of this study was to describe variation in hip fracture treatment in Norway expressed as adherence to international and national evidence-based treatment guidelines, to study factors influencing deviation from guidelines, and to analyze ...
Cato Kjærvik +5 more
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Muscle density is an independent risk factor of second hip fracture: a prospective cohort study
Background Patients with a first hip fracture are at high risk of fracturing their other hip. Despite this, preventive therapy is often not given.
Ling Wang +21 more
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Prognostic value of three inflammatory markers for mortality after hip fracture in the geriatric population. [PDF]
Su YH +5 more
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Background: Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic metabolic bone disease characterized by decreased bone mass and destruction of bone microstructure, which tends to result in enhanced bone fragility and related fractures. The postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP)
Yuan-Wei Zhang +7 more
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Recent advances in the identification of related factors and preventive strategies of hip fracture
Hip fracture is the most devastating type of osteoporosis-related fracture, and is a major worldwide public health problem with a high socioeconomic burden, morbidity rate, and mortality rate.
Yaohui Yu +3 more
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Background A displaced femoral neck fracture (FNF) in patients 55-70 years is a serious injury with a high risk of treatment failure and the optimal surgical treatment remains unclear. We aimed to describe characteristics of fracture patients compared to
Stefan Bartels +4 more
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