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Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia, 2020 Objectives: The prevalence of sarcopenia, an independent risk factor for fragility fractures, is high in geriatric hip fracture patients. We aim to compare patients with hip fractures to the general population using different dual-energy X-ray ...
Jun-Ku Lee +5 more
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Antidepressant use associated with increased risk of hip fracture in the older population [PDF]
, 2017 Commentary on: Torvinen-Kiiskinen S, Tolppanen AM, Koponen M, et al. Antidepressant use and risk of hip fractures among community-dwelling persons with and without Alzheimer's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2017. doi: 10.1002/gps.4667.
Kennedy, Michelle
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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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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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Current and Future Incidence and Costs of Osteoporosis-Related Fractures in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2016 This study aims to estimate the incidence and costs of osteoporosis-related fractures in The Netherlands in 2010 and project them to 2030. The incidence and costs of five different types of fractures (spine, hip, upper extremity, lower extremity, wrist ...
Bergh, J.P.W. (Joop) van den +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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Cost-effectiveness of hip protectors in frail institutionalized elderly [PDF]
, 2004 A randomized controlled trial was performed to examine the cost-effectiveness of external hip protectors in the prevention of hip fractures. Since the hip protectors were not effective in preventing hip fractures in our study, the main objective became ...
Colon-Emeric +18 more
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Maximum potential preventive effect of hip protectors [PDF]
, 2007 OBJECTIVES: To estimate the maximum potential preventive effect of hip protectors in older persons living in the community or homes for the elderly. DESIGN: Observational cohort study. SETTING: Emergency departments in the Netherlands.
Aharonoff +17 more
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