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Comorbidities only account for a small proportion of excess mortality after fracture: A record linkage study of individual fracture types [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Non-hip non-vertebral fractures (NHNV) constitute the majority of osteoporotic fractures but few studies have examined the association between these fractures, co-morbidity and mortality.
Bliuc, Dana, Blyth, Fiona, Center, Jacqueline, Eisman, John A, March, Lynette, Nguyen, Tuan, Simpson, Judy, Tran, Thach, Weiwen, Chen   +8 more
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Estimating the avoidable burden of certain modifiable risk factors in osteoporotic hip fracture using Generalized Impact Fraction (GIF) model in Iran [PDF]

, 2013
Backgrounds: The number of hip fractures, the most common complication of osteoporosis, has increased rapidly over the past decades. The goal of this study is to estimate the avoidable burden of certain modifiable risk factor of the condition using the ...
Aghamaleki, A., Dini, M., Keshtkar, A., Khashayar, P., Larijani, B., Mansour, A., Matin, B., Saghafi, S., Shahnazari, B., Soltani, A.   +9 more
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Contralateral hip fractures and other osteoporosis-related fractures in hip fracture patients: Incidence and risk factors. An observational cohort study of 1,229 patients [PDF]

, 2012
Purpose: To report risk factors, 1-year and overall risk for a contralateral hip and other osteoporosis-related fractures in a hip fracture population. Methods: An observational study on 1,229 consecutive patients of 50 years and older, who sustained a ...
Anne J. H. Vochteloo, Arthur H. P. Niggebrugge, Boudewijn L. S. Borger van der Burg, CM Klotzbuecher, D Bliuc, D Curran, Diederik H. van Leeuwen, DM Black, DM Black, E Bass, E Lönnroos, HA Pols, HG Ahlborg, HM Schrøder, J Compston, J Reginster, JT Harrington, KY Chiu, LE Wehren, LM Kok, Maarten A. Röling, Mark R. de Vries, MC Blonk, O Johnell, P Stolee, Peter Pilot, Peter van den Berg, RC Hamdy, RD Chapurlat, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen, Rolf M. Bloem, S Cummings, S Helden van, SD Berry, SL Silverman, SR Cummings, ST Harris, T Chevalley, T Fukushima, T Nymark, TM Lawrence, UA Liberman, WD Owens, Wim E. Tuinebreijer   +43 more
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Emergency Department Pain Management Following Implementation of a Geriatric Hip Fracture Program [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Over 300,000 patients in the United States sustain low-trauma fragility hip fractures annually. Multidisciplinary geriatric fracture programs (GFP) including early, multimodal pain management reduce morbidity and mortality. Our overall goal
Casey, Scott D, Hirsch, Calvin H, Mumma, Bryn E, Slee, Christina, Stevenson, Dane E, Tyler, Katren, Wolinsky, Philip R   +6 more
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Direct healthcare costs of hip, vertebral, and non-hip, non-vertebral fractures. [PDF]

, 2009
Limited data exist regarding the cost of non-hip, non-vertebral (NHNV) fractures. Although NHNV fractures may be less expensive than hip and vertebral fractures, they have a higher incidence rate.
Badamgarav, Enkhe, Foley, Kathleen, Lenhart, Gregory, Shi, Nianwen   +3 more
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The assessment of vertebral fractures in elderly women with recent hip fractures: the BREAK Study [PDF]

, 2012
Summary This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of vertebral fractures in elderly women with a recent hip fracture. The burden of vertebral fractures expressed by the Spinal Deformity Index (SDI) is more strictly associated with the trochanteric than
C. Caffarelli, C. Cisari, G. Crepaldi, G. Gandolini, G. Iolascon, G. Letizia Mauro, M. Rossini, null null, P. Siviero, R. Nuti, S. Gonnelli, S. Maggi, S. Rossi   +12 more
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Intra-Pelvic Migration of Sliding Hip Screw During Osteosynthesis of Hip Fracture: A Rare Avoidable Intraoperative Complication. [PDF]

, 2015
Hip fractures, which are common among old patients, are classified into two groups: intracapsular and extracapsular fractures. Extracapsular fractures can be treated with extramedullary implants [e.g.
Breda, L, Sibona, F, Zacharia, M, Zarattini, G   +3 more
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Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Its Relationship with Sites of Fragility Fractures in Elderly Chinese Men and Women. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Sarcopenia might be associated with bone fragility in elderly individuals. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with fragility fracture sites in elderly Chinese patients.Patients (322 men and 435 women) aged 65-
Wei Hong, Qun Cheng, Xiaoying Zhu, Hanmin Zhu, Huilin Li, Xuemei Zhang, Songbai Zheng, Yanping Du, Wenjing Tang, Sihong Xue, Zhibin Ye   +10 more
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Prevention of hip fractures by external hip protectors - A randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2003
Context: Several randomized controlled trials have been performed to examine the effectiveness of external hip protectors in reducing the incidence of hip fractures, but the results are controversial.
Bouter, L.M., Lips, P.T.A.M., Schoor, N.M. van, Smit, J.H., Twisk, J.W.R.   +4 more
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Prevention of Subsequent Hip Fractures among Geriatric Population with Use of Bisphosphonates.

International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2022
Background: In the geriatric population, osteoporotic or fragility hip fractures hold a significant health burden and are scrupulously linked with a greater possibility of morbidity and mortality among this population group, even though there is an ...
Syed Kamran Ali Shah, Muhmmad Arsalan Ghazi, Muhammad Sufyan, Muhammad Mustafa, Kazim Rahim Najjad, Asif Peracha   +5 more
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