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Health economics: direct cost of osteoporotic hip fracture in Egypt—an analysis for the Egyptian healthcare system by the Egyptian Academy of Bone Health

open access: yesEgyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2023
Mini abstract This work studies the direct cost of hip fractures in Egypt. The direct cost was calculated based on the incidence of hip fracture in Egypt retrieved from the national database.
Yasser El Miedany   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Subsequent Hip Fracture in Osteoporotic Hip Fracture Patients

open access: yesYonsei 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 ...
Sang Ho Lee   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Use of Multislice CT for Investigation of Occult Geriatric Hip Fractures and Impact on Timing of Surgery

open access: yesGeriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2019
Introduction: The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines in the United Kingdom recommend magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the first-line investigation for radiographically occult hip fractures, if available within 24 hours. In
John Williams MRCS   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Orthogeriatrics in Hip Fracture [PDF]

open access: yesThe Open Orthopaedics Journal, 2017
Orthogeriatrics is a system of care for complex elderly patients who have suffered fragility fractures. This has resulted in demonstrable improvements in care for patients with hip fracture. The article includes a review of the early history of orthogeriatrics as well as current concepts in orthogeriatric care including the use of national databases ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Direct healthcare costs of hip, vertebral, and non-hip, non-vertebral fractures. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Intracapsular Hip Fractures Have Poorer Nutritional Status and More Complications Than Trochanteric Fractures: A Retrospective Study of 255 Thai Patients

open access: yesSiriraj 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
doaj  

Intracapsular Fractures of the Hip [PDF]

open access: yesOrthopedic Trauma Directions, 1994
The author reviews aspects of anatomy and physiology, especially vascularization and pathophysiology, as well as mechanisms of injury that influence the treatment decision for intracapsular fractures of the hip. A number of other factors that may influence surgeons’ choice between treatments are discussed, such as age, displacement, limited life ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Machine learning outperforms clinical experts in classification of hip fractures

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Hip fractures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly, and incur high health and social care costs. Given projected population ageing, the number of incident hip fractures is predicted to increase globally.
E. A. Murphy   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can we improve the prediction of hip fracture by assessing bone structure using shape and appearance modelling? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Peer ...
Alesci, S.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Hip morphology‐based osteoarthritis risk prediction models: development and external validation using individual participant data from the World COACH Consortium

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aims to develop hip morphology‐based radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) risk prediction models and investigates the added predictive value of hip morphology measurements and the generalizability to different populations. Methods We combined data from nine prospective cohort studies participating in the World COACH consortium ...
Myrthe A. van den Berg   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

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