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Fractures of the hip

Surgery (Oxford), 2003
Abstract This contribution assesses the incidence, aetiology, classifications, diagnosis, intracapsular and extracapsular fractures, postoperative management and prognosis associated with fractures of the hip. A hip fracture or proximal femoral fracture refers to any fracture of the proximal femur down to a level of about five centimetres below the ...
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Periprosthetic Fractures of the Hip

Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca, 2009
It is the aim of our study to present the results of our way of treatment of the periprosthetic fractures, with the cemented as well as the cement-free stems.From 1.1.1988 until 31.3.2005 we operated 42 periprosthetic fractures of the hip in 41 patients. 31 of our patients were females, 10 of them males. In 22 cases we operated the right side, 18 times
M, Weissinger, C, Helmreich, G, Pöll
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Hip fractures in centenarians

Injury, 2004
The centenarian population is increasing yet there is little about their morbidity and mortality rates following hip fracture. The aim was to review centenarians treated for proximal femoral fractures in Edinburgh describing treatment outcomes in relation to mortality, walking ability and residential status comparing centenarians with a the more ...
Christopher W, Oliver   +1 more
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The Neglected Hip Fracture

Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma, 1990
An untreated fracture of the hip will usually present as a nonunion or a malunion and can present a great challenge to the surgeon. We present our experience with 54 neglected hip fractures, of which 48 had surgical treatment. Malunions were treated with corrective osteotomy.
R, Lifeso, D, Younge
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Preventable risk factors of mortality after hip fracture surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

International Journal of Surgery, 2018
OBJECTIVE Although many studies have reported risk factors of mortality following hip fracture surgery, the preventable risk factors of mortality following hip fracture surgery have not been well-identified.
Wenli Chang   +6 more
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Fractures of the Hip

New England Journal of Medicine, 1966
FEW areas in the management of trauma have provoked the interest of physicians, surgeons and researchers as widely and for as long as fractures of the proximal femur. And this is rightly so, for fractures in this area are cataclysmic for the patient, and for the physician are both common and challenging, requiring in their management the utmost of ...
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Epidemiology of hip fractures

Bone, 1996
There were an estimated 1.66 million hip fractures world-wide in 1990. According to the epidemiologic projections, this worldwide annual number will rise to 6.26 million by the year 2050. This rise will be in great part due to the huge increase in the elderly population of the world.
P, Kannus   +5 more
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Bilateral hip fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Science, 2006
In the past, patients admitted for hip fractures had often sustained a contralateral hip fracture. The incidence of bilateral hip fractures has been reported to be 5%-10%, and in the future the number of bilateral hip fractures is expected to increase with the increase of unilateral hip fractures.
Tatsuki, Fukushima   +2 more
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Impact of hip fracture on hospital care costs: a population-based study

open access: yesOsteoporosis International, 2015
SummaryUsing a large cohort of hip fracture patients, we estimated hospital costs to be £14,163 and £2139 in the first and second year following fracture, respectively. Second hip and non-hip fractures were major cost drivers.
JOSÉ Leal   +2 more
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Hip Fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 1990
Recent studies from the United Kingdom and Sweden have demonstrated a dramatic rise in the number of people with hip fractures. It is our hypothesis that New Zealand is experiencing a similar rise in the number of hip fractures. The number of elderly people (over age 65 years) admitted to public hospitals in New Zealand over a 38-year period was ...
P R, Rockwood, J G, Horne, C, Cryer
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