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Original Source: Value of postmortem thoracic CT over radiography in imaging of pediatric rib fractures.
BACKGROUND: Studies have reported that thoracic CT may provide greater sensitivity compared with radiography in detection of pediatric rib fractures and fracture healing. The additional sensitivity afforded by thoracic CT may have medicolegal implications where abuse is suspected. OBJECTIVE: To determine the additional value of postmortem thoracic CT compared with radiography in detecting pediatric rib fractures, and fracture healing, using autopsy findings as a gold standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retr...
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Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndromes
Acute transverse myelitis is acute inflammation of gray and white matter in one or more adjacent spinal cord segments, usually thoracic. Causes include multiple sclerosis, infections, autoimmune or...
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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...
American Thoracic Society relaunches Annals of the American Thoracic Society
(American Thoracic Society) In Feb. 2013, The American Thoracic Society relaunched Annals of the American Thoracic Society (formerly Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society) as a bi-monthly, onli...
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...
Study shows 30.4% of hip fracture patients in India died within one year
In various studies across different countries the reported one year mortality risks after hip fracture can vary anywhere from 5 to 50 %. In India, however, there has been little research on the risk o...
UCB and Amgen not to progress development of romosozumab for fracture healing
Belgium's leading drugmaker UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) and its partner, US biotech giant Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) have decided to not pursue a Phase III clinical trial program for CDP7851AMG785 (romosoz...
American Thoracic Society Relaunches Annals of the American Thoracic Society (AnnalsATS)
In February 2013, The American Thoracic Society relaunched Annals of the American Thoracic Society (formerly Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society) as a bi-monthly, online, clinician-oriented j...
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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...
Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injection for Rib Fracture Pain.
Treatment for rib fracture pain can be broadly divided into pharmacologic approaches with oral and/or parenteral medication and interventional approaches utilizing neuraxial analgesia or peripheral ne...
It is well known that fracture risk, including second hip fracture, is elevated in patients with hip fracture. Therefore, they are good candidate for pharmaceutical treatment of osteoporosis to preven...
Intrathoracic Displacement of a Fractured Humeral Head due to Blunt Trauma.
The incidence of a fractured humeral head penetrating into the thoracic cavity is extremely rare. A 46-year-old woman presented with moderate respiratory distress at the emergency department after bei...
Value of postmortem thoracic CT over radiography in imaging of pediatric rib fractures.
BACKGROUND: Studies have reported that thoracic CT may provide greater sensitivity compared with radiography in detection of pediatric rib fractures and fracture healing. The additional sensitivity af...
