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Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK): an international, randomised, controlled trial

, 2020
Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery is associated with improved outcomes in patients with a hip fracture.
(HIP ATTACK Investigators), Landoni G.
core   +1 more source

The epidemiology and economic burden of hip fractures in Israel

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2018
Background Hip fractures increase the risks of mortality and major morbidity in the elderly. Hip fractures are associated with chronic pain, reduced mobility, disability and increasing dependence.
Royi Barnea, Yossi Weiss, Ifat Abadi-Korek, Joshua Shemer   +3 more
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Dual mobility total hip arthroplasty for salvaging failed internal fixation for neck of femur fractures

Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, 2020
Internal fixation is commonly used to treat fractures in the hip. However, failure of proximal femoral fracture fixation is common and treated with total hip replacement (THR). The aim of this study is to present our midterm results of dual mobility (DM)
Jatinder Singh Luthra, Suwailim Al Ghannami, Salim Al Habsi, Soubhik Ghosh   +3 more
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The EXPLAIN Study: Exploring Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita in Adults in Norway — A Description of Demographic, Medical, and Neurological Findings

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) encompasses several hundred conditions with diverse genetic, pathophysiological, and clinical origins. The overarching EXPLAIN study explores underlying causes and implications of AMC and represents the largest clinical cohort of adults with AMC reported to date.
My Vuong Hermansen, Kristin Ørstavik, Unni Steen, Mathias Toft, Cathrine Brunborg, Lena Lande Wekre   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for falls with severe fracture in elderly people living in a middle-income country: a case control study. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Fracture after falling has been identified as an important problem in public health. Most studies of risk factors for fractures due to falls have been carried out in developed countries, although the size of the elderly population is ...
Coutinho, Evandro SF, Coutinho Evandro SF, Laura C Rodrigues, Fletcher, Astrid, Bloch, Katia V, Astrid Fletcher, Katia V Bloch, Rodrigues, Laura C, Rodrigues Laura C, Fletcher Astrid, Evandro SF Coutinho, Bloch Katia V   +11 more
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Hip fracture protection by alendronate treatment in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a review of the literature

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2008
Jun Iwamoto1, Yoshihiro Sato2, Tsuyoshi Takeda1, Hideo Matsumoto21Department of Sports Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Department of Neurology, Mitate Hospital, Fukuoka, JapanAbstract: Osteoporosis most commonly affects ...
Jun Iwamoto, Yoshihiro Sato, Tsuyoshi Takeda, Hideo Matsumoto   +3 more
doaj  

Revisiting paravertebral muscles in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) (Leporidae; Lagomorpha)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Domesticated European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have long been chosen as laboratory model organisms. Despite this, there has been no definitive study of the vertebral musculature of wild rabbits. Relevant descriptions of well‐studied veterinary model mammals (such as dogs) are generally applicable, but not appropriate for a species ...
Nuttakorn Taewcharoen, Emma Sherratt, Philip Stott, Rachel Norris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Higher Charlson Comorbidity Index Is a Risk Factor for Hip Fracture in Older Adults During Low-Temperature Periods: A Cross-Sectional Study

Medicina
Background and Objectives: The incidence of hip fractures is increasing, and there have been reports linking cold weather to a higher risk of fractures.
Ming-Hsiu Chiang, Yi-Jie Kuo, Shu-Wei Huang, Duy Nguyen Anh Tran, Tai-Yuan Chuang, Yu-Pin Chen, Chung-Ying Lin   +6 more
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The skeleton of the green Iguana iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae) and its intraspecific morphological variation

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The green iguana (Iguana iguana) is an iguanine lizard with herbivorous and arboreal habits, whose distribution spans through South America, Central America to the south of North America. Although the genus Iguana is well‐known, the species still lacks a comprehensive and up‐to‐date anatomical study, particularly addressing the axial skeleton,
Vieno Rosa, Marcos Vinícius Coelho, Camila Cupello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fracture severity dependence of bone and muscle performance in patients following single or multiple vertebral fractures

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundFew studies focus on the clinical, laboratory, radiological, and biological characteristics of bone and muscle of multiple vertebral fractures, which are associated with a more poor prognosis compared with single fracture.PurposeTo compare the ...
Chenggui Zhang, Yang Li, Guodong Wang, Jianmin Sun   +3 more
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