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Warwick hip trauma study : a randomised clinical trial comparing interventions to improve outcomes in internally fixed intracapsular fractures of the proximal femur : protocol for The WHiT Study [PDF]

, 2010
Background Controversy exists regarding the optimal treatment for patients with displaced intracapsular fractures of the proximal femur. The recognised treatment alternatives are arthroplasty and internal fixation.
Costa, Matthew L., Parsons, Nicholas R., Achten, Juul, Griffin Xavier, Nick Parsons, Achten, J, Matthew L Costa, Griffin, Xavier L., Costa, ML, Parsons Nick, Achten Juul, Parsons, N, Costa Matthew L, Juul Achten, Griffin, XL, Xavier Luke Griffin   +15 more
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Comparison and analysis of reoperations in two different treatment protocols for trochanteric hip fractures – postoperative technical complications with dynamic hip screw, intramedullary nail and Medoff sliding plate

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, Josefine Corin Stig, Ola Olsson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

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, Thossart Harnroongroj, Talabporn Harnroongroj   +2 more
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Femoral neck morphology differentiates femoral neck from vertebral osteoporotic fracture

Reumatismo, 2003
Mineral density and bone geometry are the two main biomechanical factors related to bone resistance to stress. Objective: In this study we assess whether differences in the proximal femur geometry (PFG) characterize different types of osteoporotic ...
N. Malavolta, M. Frigato, R. Mulè, C. Ripamonti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of high dose antibiotic impregnated cement on rate of surgical site infection after hip hemiarthroplasty for fractured neck of femur : a protocol for a double-blind quasi randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Mortality following hip hemiarthroplasty is in the range of 10-40% in the first year, with much attributed to post-operative complications.
Reed, Mike R., Jones, Simon M. G., Parsons, Nicholas R., Andrew P Sprowson, Dominic Inman, Inman, Dominic, Cyrus D Jensen, Nick Parsons, Murty, Aradhyula N., Gupta, Sanjay (Researcher in medicine), Sanjay Gupta, Mike R Reed, Jensen, Cyrus D., Aradhyula N Murty, Sprowson, Andrew P., Simon MG Jones   +15 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of fractures in patients with multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To examine the risk of fracture in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with population-based controls. METHODS: A population-based cohort study was performed in the Dutch PHARMO Record Linkage System (1998-2008). Patients with MS (n
Van Staa, Tjeerd; id_orcid, Uitdehaag, BMJ, van Staa, T.P., Vries, F. de, van Staa, TP, Vestergaard, P, Herings, R.M., Leufkens, HGM, de Vries, F, Herings, RM, Staa, TP van, Uitdehaag, B M J, Herings, R M C, Leufkens, H.G.M., Uitdehaag, B.M.J., Cooper, Cyrus, van Staa, Tjeerd P., Herings, Ron M. C., Leufkens, H.G., Bazelier, MT, Dobson, R, Uitdehaag, Bernard M. J., Bazelier, M.T., Leufkens, H G M, Leufkens, HG, Ramagopalan, S, Cooper, C., Herings, R.M.C., Leufkens, Hubertus G. M., Cooper, C, Uitdehaag, BM, Bazelier, M T, de Vries, F., van Staa, T-P, Vestergaard, P., Herings, RMC, Giovannoni, G, Bazelier, Marloes T., Uitdehaag, B.M., de Vries, F.; id_orcid   +39 more
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Reduced Risk of Recurrent Fragility Fractures After a Primary Care–Based Fracture Prevention Intervention: A 20-Year Non-Randomized Controlled Follow-Up Study in Women Aged 70–100

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Background In Sweden 70,000 people suffer fragility fractures annually, including 16,000 hip fractures with one-year mortality of up to 25%. Strategies to prevent falls, improve physical function, and enhance bone strength have shown mixed results.Aim To
Moses Sjölander, Lisa Alvunger, Robert Eggertsen, Anna Lindgren, Ulrica Mölstad, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Anna Segernäs, Hans Thulesius, Pär Wanby, Daniel Albertsson   +9 more
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Use of Multislice CT for Investigation of Occult Geriatric Hip Fractures and Impact on Timing of Surgery

Geriatric 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, Felix Allen MBBS, Marta Kedrzycki MRCS, Yathish Shenava FRCS (Tr & orth), Renu Gupta FRCR   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Egyptian 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, Maha El Gaafary, Naglaa Gadallah, Safaa Mahran, Nihal Fathi, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Samar abd Alhamed Tabra, Radwa H. Shalaby, Belal Abdelrafea, Waleed Hassan, Osama Farouk, Mahmoud Nafady, Ahmed Mohamed Farghaly, Shereef Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Abdelfattah Ali, Karim Mohamed Elmaradny, Sally Eskandar Saber Eskandar, Walaa Elwakil   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source