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Experiences of functional recovery after polytrauma in a private Johannesburg healthcare setting: Patients’ perspectives [PDF]

South African Journal of Physiotherapy
Background: The prevalence of polytrauma is increasing globally and in South Africa, contributing to the reported rates of disability. Early physiotherapy intervention in the acute care setting reduces the risk of complications and facilitates functional
Mughammad A. Reis, Monique M. Keller, Heleen van Aswegen   +2 more
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Polytrauma in the elderly: who is at risk? A case-control study [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Aims of the study The elderly population of developing countries is increasing rapidly. Complicating this demographic development, elderly patients are at high risk for injuries that result in polytrauma and tend to experience worse outcomes when such ...
Dominik A. Jakob, Dominik Pulfer, Theresa M. Schaller, Wolf Hautz, Jolanta Klukowska-Rötzler, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, Martin Müller   +6 more
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Burn and thoracic trauma alters fracture healing, systemic inflammation, and leukocyte kinetics in a rat model of polytrauma

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2019
Background Singular traumatic insults, such as bone fracture, typically initiate an appropriate immune response necessary to restore the host to pre-insult homeostasis with limited damage to self.
Lauren H. Mangum, Joshua J. Avila, Brady J. Hurtgen, Alicia L. Lofgren, Joseph C. Wenke   +4 more
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MODERN APPROACHES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES

Паёми Сино, 2022
Objective: To evaluate the results of diagnosis and treatment of patients with cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) using modern technologies Methods: The results of the diagnosis and treatment of 105 patients with CVD for the period from January 2018 to ...
N.O. RAKHIMOV, V.A. LUKYANCHIKOV, KH.D. RAKHMONOV, R.N. BERDIEV, S.N. SHOEV, M.V. DAVLATOV   +5 more
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Development and evaluation of a minimally aggressive method of patellofemoral osteoarthritis surgical treatment

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of developed minimally invasive operation such as the partial lateral facetectomy (PLFE) with patella thickness resection in patients with lateral patellofemoral (PF) osteoarthritis on short ...
Kenes R Akilzhanov, Ersin T Zhunusov, Kanat T Asylkhanov, Sovetkhan B Smakov, Marat A Zhanaspayev   +4 more
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Injury mechanisms, patterns and outcomes of older polytrauma patients-An analysis of the Dutch Trauma Registry.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundPolytrauma patients nowadays tend to be older due to the growth of the elderly population and its improved mobility. The aim of this study was to compare demographics, injury patterns, injury mechanisms and outcomes between younger and older ...
Rob de Vries, Inge H F Reininga, Oliver Pieske, Rolf Lefering, Mostafa El Moumni, Klaus Wendt   +5 more
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NEW APPROACH IN THE SPINAL DISC HERNIATION TREATMENT

Паёми Сино, 2019
Objective: Improve the surgical results of interventions for intervertebral hernias using modern technology Methods: The results of endoscopic surgeries performed by 82 patients were analyzed.
KH.D. RAKHMONOV, R.N. BERDIEV, S.G. ALI-ZADE   +2 more
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Defining polytrauma by abbreviated injury scale ≥ 3 for a least two body regions is insufficient in terms of short-term outcome: A cross-sectional study at a level I trauma center

Biomedical Journal, 2018
Background: Patients with polytrauma are expected to have a higher risk of mortality than the summation of expected mortality for their individual injuries.
Ching-Hua Hsieh, Yi-Chun Chen, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Yun Hsieh, Peng-Chen Chien   +4 more
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The structure and feature of polytrauma in children of Barnaul

Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii, 2013
Analysis of fatal polytrauma in children in Barnaul over the period of 11 years, study of medical records of polytrauma patients brought in to hospital and medicolegal autopsy data from the cases of fatal polytrauma in children.
V. V. Timofeev, A. V. Bondarenko
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Polytrauma: Definition of the Problem and Management Strategy (Review)

Общая реаниматология, 2022
Polytrauma is a highly relevant problem from both scientific and clinical perspectives due to its high mortality rate (>20% in young and middle-aged individuals and >45% in the elderly).
A. A. Prokazyuk, M. A. Zhanaspaev, S. K. Aubakirova, A. S. Musabekov, A. S. Tlemisov   +4 more
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