Patients' response toward an automated orthopedic osteoporosis intervention program [0.03%]
骨科骨质疏松症干预项目的自动化及患者反应研究
Matthew A Varacallo,Edward J Fox,Emmanuel M Paul et al.
Matthew A Varacallo et al.
Osteoporosis is overshadowed in an era of chronic illnesses, and a care gap exists between physicians and patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of implementing an automated system for identifying and sending a l...
Failure of cement-augmented pedicle screws in the osteoporotic spine: a case report [0.03%]
骨质疏松性脊柱中经皮椎弓根钉水泥增强失败1例报告
Addisu Mesfin,Christopher B Komanski,A Jay Khanna
Addisu Mesfin
The treatment of patients with osteoporosis and spinal abnormalities that require surgical intervention is difficult because of the challenge of achieving fixation in osteoporotic bone. As the population ages, this challenge is becoming a c...
Factors associated with emergency department length of stay for patients with hip fracture [0.03%]
影响髋部骨折患者急诊停留时间的因素分析
Aymen Rashid,Thomas R Brooks,Edward Bessman et al.
Aymen Rashid et al.
Time to surgery, which includes time in the emergency department (ED), is important for all patients with hip fracture. We hypothesized that patients with hip fracture spend significantly more time in the ED than do patients with the top 5 ...
Avascular necrosis of femoral head: a rare complication of a common fracture in an octogenarian [0.03%]
股骨头无血管坏死：八旬老人常见骨折的罕见并发症
Ravi Mallina,Feroz Dinah
Ravi Mallina
Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a relatively uncommon complication following an extracapsular hip fracture. Although it can occur following fixation of unstable 3-part or 4-part intertrochanteric fractures with significant p...
Management of simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fractures in an elderly patient [0.03%]
高龄患者同时性双侧股骨颈骨折的治疗
Niall P McGoldrick,Michael K Dodds,Connor Green et al.
Niall P McGoldrick et al.
Simultaneous bilateral neck of femur fracture is rare. There have been few reports of such a condition in the literature. This uncommon pattern of injury has been associated with high-energy trauma, underlying bone disease, and seizure diso...
Sam Polesie,Ulf Sigurdsen,Kristian Bjørgul
Sam Polesie
Purpose: The aim of this study was to ascertain trends in the incidence of hip fracture in southeastern Norway by comparing the hip fracture incidence for the years 2008 to 2010 to that of a study from 1998 to 2003 in the...
The value of laboratory tests in diagnosing secondary osteoporosis at a fracture and osteoporosis outpatient clinic [0.03%]
骨折与骨质疏松门诊继发性骨质疏松的实验室检查价值
Gijs de Klerk,J Han Hegeman,Detlef van der Velde et al.
Gijs de Klerk et al.
Background: As more and more patients meeting the criteria for osteoporosis are referred to a fracture and osteoporosis outpatient clinic (FO clinic), the laboratory costs to screen for secondary osteoporosis also increas...
Pierre H M Pechon,Simon C Mears,Evan R Langdale et al.
Pierre H M Pechon et al.
Our goal was to determine whether the pullout strength of stripped screw holes in osteoporotic bone could be increased with readily available materials from the operating room. We inserted 3.5-mm stainless steel nonlocking self-tapping cort...
Preoperative thyroid dysfunction predicts 30-day postoperative complications in elderly patients with hip fracture [0.03%]
术前甲状腺功能障碍可预测老年髋部骨折患者的术后30天并发症
Xi Wern Ling,Tet Sen Howe,Joyce Suang Bee Koh et al.
Xi Wern Ling et al.
Objectives: To investigate the relationship between thyroid function and short-term outcomes in elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture. Meth...