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The epidemiology and economic burden of hip fractures in Israel
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2018 Background Hip fractures increase the risks of mortality and major morbidity in the elderly. Hip fractures are associated with chronic pain, reduced mobility, disability and increasing dependence.
Royi Barnea +3 more
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Complications of hip fractures: A review.
World Journal of Orthopaedics, 2014 Nowadays, fracture surgery represents a big part of the orthopedic surgeon workload, and usually has associated major clinical and social cost implications. These fractures have several complications.
P. Carpintero +5 more
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Prevention of hip fracture with hip protectors [PDF]
Age and Ageing, 2006 The prevention of fractures amongst older people consists of (i) prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, (ii) prevention of falling and (iii) prevention of fractures using injury-site protection. As the great majority of hip fractures are caused by a sideways fall with direct impact on the greater trochanter of the proximal femur, one approach to ...
Pekka, Kannus, Jari, Parkkari
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Biophysical stimuli as potentialtreatment for osteoporosis [PDF]
, 2012 Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by diminished bone mass and deterioration of the bone microarchitecture leading to a higher susceptibility for fractures.
Jagt, O.P. (Olav) van der
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Biomechanical Computed Tomography analysis (BCT) for clinical assessment of osteoporosis. [PDF]
, 2020 The surgeon general of the USA defines osteoporosis as "a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength, predisposing to an increased risk of fracture." Measuring bone strength, Biomechanical Computed Tomography analysis (BCT), namely ...
Bouxsein, ML +6 more
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A Resistive Soft Robotic Exosuit for Dynamic Body Loading in Hypogravity
Advanced Science, EarlyView.The resistive hypogravity exosuit is a lightweight wearable robotic exosuit that uses pneumatic artificial muscles to restore Earth‐like metabolic and muscular demands during locomotion in low gravity. Tested on healthy subjects in Earth and simulated Moon gravity, the suit restores energy expenditure and muscle activation without altering gait ...
Emanuele Pulvirenti +6 more
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Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 2014 Objective. Limited information exists on the physical characteristics, bone mineral density (BMD), 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels and other biochemical parameters in patients with hip fractures in Asia. We aimed to explore whether these parameters
Manju Chandran +6 more
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Fear of Falling and Cognitive Impairments in Elderly People with Hip Fractures
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 2017 Background/Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the estimated prevalence of dementia and the relationship between cognitive impairment and fear of falling in patients with hip fractures.
Mari Kasai +11 more
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Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2018 Importance By 2020, approximately 12.3 million individuals in the United States older than 50 years are expected to have osteoporosis. Osteoporotic fractures, particularly hip fractures, are associated with limitations in ambulation, chronic pain and ...
S. Curry +17 more
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Three-year follow-up mortality rate in Malta [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Primary osteoporosis is a major factor in fragility hip fractures. The index fracture is loaded with morbidity and increased mortality in these very fragile patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the mortality rate after 3 months, 1
Cuschieri, Sarah, Grech, Stephan
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