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Laser‐Assisted Processing and Modification of Bioactive Glasses: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Laser technologies provide powerful tools to process and transform bioactive glasses for advanced biomedical applications. This review discusses laser‐matter interaction mechanisms, laser surface engineering, and laser‐assisted fabrication of scaffolds and nanofibers.
Antonio Riveiro   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of second hip fractures and associated mortality in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based study of 95,484 patients during 2006–2010

open access: yesActa Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2016
Objectives: The aim of the study is was to determine the incidence and mortality of second hip fracture using a nationwide database. Patients and methods: A nationwide epidemiological study was conducted using the Taiwan National Health Insurance ...
Sheng-Hsun Lee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relative mortality in U.S. Medicare beneficiaries with Parkinson disease and hip and pelvic fractures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects gait and postural stability, resulting in an increased risk of falling. The purpose of this study was to estimate mortality associated with demographic factors after hip or pelvic (
Crowner, Beth   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Characterization of an Injectable Poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin Hydrogel for Growth Factor Delivery in an Orthopedic Application

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces photo‐crosslinkable tyraminated poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin (PVA‐GT) hydrogels as tunable injectable platforms for tissue engineering and growth factor delivery applications. This schematic illustrates the two developed hydrogel formulations and the experimental workflow used to evaluate their physico‐chemical properties in vitro ...
Alessia Longoni   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hip fracture. Preliminary results supporting significative correlations between the psychological wellbeing of patients and their relative caregivers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background and aim. Hip fracture is one of the major causes of loss of self-sufficiency in older patients. The associated caregiving rehabilitation task often falls to the lot of a member of the patient’s family.
Bellanti, G .   +2 more
core  

Engineered Heparinized GQDS/HPEI–Polyamide Membrane for Bilirubin Removal via One Step Anti Coagulation

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A multifunctional heparinized polyamide membrane embedded with graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (HPEI) is engineered for efficient bilirubin removal via a one‐step anticoagulation–adsorption process. The membrane demonstrates enhanced hemocompatibility, prolonged clotting times, and high bilirubin adsorption capacity ...
Abdur Rehman Mushtaq Ahmad   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fast track hip fracture care and mortality – an observational study of 2230 patients

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
Background Hip fracture patients are frail and have a high mortality. We investigated whether the introduction of fast track care reduced the 30-day mortality after hip fractures. Methods Fast track hip fracture care was established at our institution in
Christian Thomas Pollmann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pertrochanteric hip fracture is associated with mobility decline and poorer physical performance 4 to 6 months post-hip fracture

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background To study the effect of hip fracture type on physical performance, functional ability and change in mobility four to six months after the injury.
Minna A. Kujala   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reversal of the hip fracture secular trend is related to a decrease in the incidence in institution-dwelling elderly women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Summary: In this prospective 10-year study in elderly aged 60years and over, there was a 1.3% per year reduction in the standardized incidence of hip fracture in women but not in men.
Baccino, D.   +6 more
core  

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