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Original Source: Effects of Delayed Hip Fracture Surgery on Mortality and Morbidity in Elderly Patients.
BACKGROUND: The effects of delaying hip fracture surgery on mortality and morbidity in elderly patients are not completely understood. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We examined the effects of delays in surgical treatment of hip fracture on mortality, postoperative complications, length of stay in hospital, and functional recovery, in elderly patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied two groups of patients with hip fractures. The first group was studied retrospectively (n = 109); these patients had been exposed to...
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Immune system responds to fracture in similar way as to infection
Researchers at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have succeeded in demonstrating an association between delayed bone fracture healing and increased concentration of specific immune cells in the b...
A newly released IOF report for World Osteoporosis Day, 'Capture the Fracture - A global campaign to break the fragility fracture cycle', clearly outlines the care gap which is leaving millions of fra...
Immune system can delay healing of bone fractures
Medical researchers have succeeded in demonstrating an association between delayed bone fracture healing and increased concentration of specific immune cells in the blood of the patient. Results of th...
Bone: New guidelines for multistep fracture prevention in men
Study of the efficacy of fracture prevention approaches has been neglected in men, in comparison with women. Guidelines from the Endocrine Society for the management of osteoporosis and fracture risk...
Fracture Healing Appears Unaffected by Denosumab
Denosumab does not appear to delay fracture healing or cause other complications when it is given at or near the time of fracture in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Medscape Medical News
Hip Fracture In India Is Associated With High Rates Of Mortality And Disability
Indian study shows that 30.4 percent of hip fracture patients died within one year, with the majority of deaths occurring within the first six months after fracture; survivors had high rates of functi...
The immune system can delay healing of bone fractures
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have succeeded in demonstrating an association between delayed bone fracture healing and increased concentration of specific...
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The effects of bisphosphonate treatment schedule on fracture healing have not previously been tested. We evaluated the effect of ibandronate dosing interval duration on healing following surgical "fra...
Ulnar fracture with late radial head dislocation: delayed monteggia fracture.
Monteggia fractures are rare but commonly discussed lesions, with increasing complications due to late diagnosis. This article describes a case of a Monteggia fracture with delayed dislocation of the...
BACKGROUND: It is well known that carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) can occur in a wide range of time periods after distal radius fracture (DRF). Few studies have evaluated in detail the relationship betwe...
Isolated u-shaped sacral fracture with cauda equina injury.
A highly unstable and neurological injury, the isolated U-shaped sacral fracture without pre-pelvic ring fracture but combined with cauda equina injury is rare in clinics, and the treatment method rem...
Hip fracture : assessment of fracture risk for treatment. Epidemiological view of fracture risk.
Incidence of hip fracture increases exponentially with age. Women had two times higher hip fracture incidence than men. Major risk factors for the hip fracture are age, sex, bone mineral density, and...
