This paper alerts for the deadly complications of fracture amongst older adults that live alone and raises awareness to the correct completion of death certificates that usually ignore and underreport hip fractures.doi:10.1016/j.medleg.2017.10.041Dur?o, C....
As elderly populations rise worldwide, the amount of hip fractures have continued to increase and result in substantial medical burdens in many countries. This increase goes hand-in-hand with an increase in surgical procedures to correct hip fractures. The medical burden imparted by hip fractures ...
Hip fracture is associated with excess mortality (over and above mortality rates in non-hip fracture/community control populations) during the first year after fracture; the values range from 8.4 to 36% [2]. With modest assumptions concerning secular trends, the number of hip fractures may range...
Hip fractures in elderly patients - perspectives towards the future. Disability and Rehabilitation 27 (18-19), 1039-1040.Shabat S (2005) Hip fractures in elderly patients: perspectives towards the future. Disabil Rehabil 27(18-19):1039-1040...
with hip fractures? Can death from venous thromboembolism be prevented in elderly patients with hip fractures?Can death from venous thromboembolism be prevented in elderly patients with hip fractures?adjustment of factorsadjusted orthogonalityfactorial experiment...
At a time when the incidence of hip fracture worldwide is on asteady rise, this review considers why and how these older patients die, andwhether our developing guidelines and continuing research is adequatelyaddressing these causes of death....
Hip fracture has repeatedly been associated with increases in the risks of death and pulmonary embolism (PE), but few studies have considered whether other fractures are also associated with these adverse outcomes. The authors estimated the 90-day risks and relative risks of mortality and PE after...
Understanding the pathogenesis of hip fracture in the elderly, osteoporotic theory is not reflected in the outcome of prevention programmes Hip fractures are an acute and worsening public health problem. They mainly affect elderly people, a population group that is highly vulnerable to disease ... ...
A case study was undertaken to determine perceptions about protective garments for the prevention of recurrent hip fractures. We studied 169 patients with hip fractures, over 50 years of age, who were admitted to four university-affiliated hospitals. Proxy respondents were interviewed for 36% ( n ...
Surgical repair of hip fracture and total hip arthroplasty are primarily performed on elderly patients. Patients presenting for hip fracture surgery have a