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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, Yudan Wang, Xiaoli Hou, Faming Tian   +3 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, T. Einhorn, G. Guyatt, E. Schemitsch, R. Zura, S. Sprague, F. Frihagen, E. Guerra-Farfan, Y. Kleinlugtenbelt, R. Poolman, A. Rangan, S. Bzovsky, D. Heels-Ansdell, L. Thabane, S. Walter, P. Devereaux   +15 more
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Patient level pooled analysis of 68,500 patients from seven major vitamin D fracture trials in the US and Europe [PDF]

, 2010
Objectives To identify participants’ characteristics that influence the anti-fracture efficacy of vitamin D or vitamin D plus calcium with respect to any fracture, hip fracture, and clinical vertebral fracture and to assess the influence of dosing ...
Abrahamsen, B, Anderson, F, Avenell, A, Brixen, K, Cooper, C, F, Hutchison, Francis, R M, Jackson, R, Johansen, A, LaCroix, A Z, Masud, T, Meyer, H E, Mosekilde, L, Rejnmark, L, Robbins, J A, Smith, H, The DIPART (vitamin D Individual Patient Analysis of Randomized Trials) Group, Torgerson, D, Wactawski-Wende, J   +18 more
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Low bone density and high morbidity in patients between 55 and 70 years with displaced femoral neck fractures: a case-control study of 50 patients vs 150 normal controls

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
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, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Frede Frihagen, Cecilia Rogmark, Stein Erik Utvåg   +4 more
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Nutritional Status and Nutritional Treatment Are Related to Outcomes and Mortality in Older Adults with Hip Fracture

Nutrients, 2018
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 ...
V. Malafarina, J. Reginster, J. Reginster, S. Cabrerizo, O. Bruyère, J. Kanis, J. Kanis, J. Martínez, M. Zulet   +8 more
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Achieving hip fracture surgery within 36 hours: an investigation of risk factors to surgical delay and recommendations for practice [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: The UK hip fracture best practice tariff (BPT) aims to deliver hip fracture surgery within 36 h of admission. Ensuring that delays are reserved for conditions which compromise survival, but are responsive to medical optimisation, would help ...
Aderinto, J, Aqil, A, Hossain, F, Kapoor, H, Sheikh, H, Whitwell, G   +5 more
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Quality of life and psychological consequences in elderly patients after a hip fracture: a review

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2018
Fractures due to fragility of the bone around the hip joint have become a major public health issue, presenting with an increasing incidence due to the growth of the elderly population.
K. Alexiou, A. Roushias, S. Varitimidis, K. Malizos   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An updated hip fracture projection in Asia: The Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies study

Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia, 2018
Objectives: Hip fracture is a major public health problem. Earlier studies projected that the total number of hip fracture will increase dramatically by 2050, and most of the hip fracture will occur in Asia.
Ching-Lung Cheung, Seng Bin Ang, Manoj Chadha, Eddie Siu-Lun Chow, Yoon-Sok Chung, Fen Lee Hew, Unnop Jaisamrarn, Hou Ng, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Chih-Hsing Wu, Weibo Xia, Julie Yu, Saeko Fujiwara   +12 more
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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 ...
Sang Ho Lee, Kyu Jung Cho, Tong Joo Lee, Sang Hyun Shin, Kyoung Ho Moon   +4 more
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A critical review of the long-term disability outcomes following hip fracture

BMC Geriatrics, 2016
BackgroundHip fractures are an increasingly common consequence of falls in older people that are associated with a high risk of death and reduced function. This review aims to quantify the impact of hip fracture on older people’s abilities and quality of
S. Dyer, M. Crotty, N. Fairhall, J. Magaziner, L. Beaupre, I. Cameron, C. Sherrington   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source