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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 +10 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 ...
Lee, Sang Ho +4 more
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Science of Falling and Injury in Older Adults - Do All Falls Lead to Death?: Literature Review
Physical Therapy Korea, 2021 Understanding sciences behind fall-related hip fractures in older adults is important to develop effective interventions for prevention. The aim of this review is to provide biomechanical understanding and prevention strategies of falls and related hip
Woochol Joseph Choi +3 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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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 +5 more
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Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie (Print), 2018 BackgroundHip fractures are regarded as a worldwide epidemic and a major public health concern. Changing risk factors, local differences and temporal trends contribute to the particular epidemiology of hip fractures.
K. Rapp +5 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2018 BackgroundHip fractures are a major worldwide public health problem and includes two main types of fractures: the intracapsular (cervical) and the extracapsular (trochanteric and subtrochanteric) fractures.
Leif Mattisson, A. Bojan, A. Enocson
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017 Background In treatment of unstable trochanteric fractures dynamic hip screw and Medoff sliding plate devices are designed to allow secondary fracture impaction, whereas intramedullary nails aim to maintain fracture alignment.
Johnny Paulsson +2 more
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Total hip arthroplasty after hip fracture [PDF]
BMJ, 2016 Practice is inconsistent and ...
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Siriraj Medical Journal, 2020 Poor nutritional status which is found in many hip fracture patients may be one explanation for their increased morbidity and mortality. A retrospective study was performed to study the nutritional profile in Thai patients with hip fracture who had been ...
Werasak Sutipornpalangkul +2 more
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