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Postoperative Rehabilitation after Hip Fracture: A Literature Review
Hip & Pelvis, 2020 As the proportion of elderly individuals within the population grows, the incidence of hip fractures increases. Traditionally, orthopedic surgeons used to focus on surgical treatment of hip fractures; however, the field's appreciation for the importance ...
Kyung-Jae Lee +2 more
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Deep learning predicts hip fracture using confounding patient and healthcare variables [PDF]
npj Digital Medicine, 2018 Hip fractures are a leading cause of death and disability among older adults. Hip fractures are also the most commonly missed diagnosis on pelvic radiographs, and delayed diagnosis leads to higher cost and worse outcomes.
Marcus A. Badgeley +9 more
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Muscle density is an independent risk factor of second hip fracture: a prospective cohort study
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2022 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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Changing trends in the mortality rate at 1-year post hip fracture - a systematic review
World Journal of Orthopaedics, 2019 BACKGROUND Traditionally, the mortality rate at 1-year post hip fracture was quoted as approximately 30% of all hip fractures. There have been recent improvements in hip fracture care in the main driven by national hip fracture registries with reductions
C. Downey, M. Kelly, J. Quinlan
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Subsequent Hip Fracture in Osteoporotic Hip Fracture Patients
Yonsei Medical Journal, 2012 A significant number of patients who have experienced previous surgical treatment for an osteoporotic hip fracture experience a subsequent hip fracture (SHF) on the opposite side. This study aims to analyze the risk factors and the correlation between osteoporosis and SHF on the opposite side in order to assess the usefulness of bisphosphonate ...
Lee, Sang Ho +4 more
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Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 BACKGROUND Globally, hip fractures are among the top 10 causes of disability in adults. For displaced femoral neck fractures, there remains uncertainty regarding the effect of a total hip arthroplasty as compared with hemiarthroplasty.
M. Bhandari +15 more
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2018 Objectives: To compare mean pain score between skin traction versus withoutskin traction in cases presenting with hip fracture. Study Design: Multi-randomized controlledstudy. Setting: Department of Orthopaedics, Chandka Medical College Hospital Larkana andQazi Hussain Ahmad Medical Complex, Nowshera.
Abdul Malik Shaikh +2 more
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Recent advances in the identification of related factors and preventive strategies of hip fracture
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 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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Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2022 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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Total hip arthroplasty after hip fracture [PDF]
BMJ, 2016 Practice is inconsistent and ...
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