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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"intertrochanteric fractures"”.
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Development of a Computational Approach to Assess Hip Fracture and Repair: Considerations of Intersubject and Surgical Alignment Variability
… number of occurrences and mortality rates. Intertrochanteric fractures are the most common type of fracture and are typically caused by a fall. Intramedullary osteosynthesis is a common surgical practice to repair intertrochanteric fractures, but revisions are often required. The work …
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High rates of undiagnosed hypoalbuminaemia in orthopaedic trauma patients at a rural hospital
… was found to have hypoalbuminaemia. Femur neck fractures (p < 0.001), intertrochanteric fractures (p = 0.004), tibial plateau fractures (p = 0.034) and polytrauma (p = 0.013) were associated with hypoalbuminaemia. The mean albumin level was lower in HIV-positive patients when compared to …
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Η χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση των ασταθών διατροχαντηρίων καταγμάτων με τη μέθοδο βλαισοποίησης κατά Dimon - Hughston: Συγκριτική μελέτη
The surgical management of throchanteric fractures is preferred, to conservative management. Older patients are mobilized earlier avoiding complications of long immobilazation in bed with less percentages of mortality. Classification of trochanteric fractures as stable or unstable is essential …
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Aspects of orthopaedic surgical research with emphasis on surgery in haemophilia and immunocompromised patients
… matter. The randomised prospective paper on intertrochanteric fractures of the hip, demonstrating no advantage in outcome following a more technically difficult surgical procedure, is an important contribution to the literature. The first paper published on the pathology demonstrated by CT …
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Hip Fractures - Functional assessments and factors influencing in-hospital outcome of patients with hip fracture, a physiotherapeutic perspective
A hip fracture is probably one of the most fatal fractures for the elderly and estimated worldwide to reach 5 million cases annually by the year 2050. Thus, continuing efforts in preventing fractures, with more research and improved treatment strategies for those who do fracture, seem crucial. The …
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Calidad de vida después del tratamiento de fracturas intertrocantéricas con clavo cefalomedular o hemiartroplastia en pacientes ancianos
Objetivo: El propósito de este estudio fue evaluar la calidad de vida mediante el cuestionario EQ-5D (EuroQol) entre los seis y doce meses después del manejo de fracturas intertrocantéricas con dos métodos aceptados de tratamiento (clavo cefalomedular y hemiartroplastia) en una cohorte definida de …
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Resultados tratamiento de las fracturas intertrocantéricas en el Hospital Universitario Mayor MEREDÍ
Las fracturas intertrocantericas son una importante causa de la morbimortalidad en los adultos mayores. Requieren la mayoria manejo quirurgico. No se ha logrado definir si es mejor el tratamiento con osteosintesis o artoplastia de cadera. Por esta razon decidimos realizar un estudio identificando …