For much of the nineteenth century, surgeons were happy to follow Sir Astley Cooper's directive to 'treat the patient and let the fracture go'. Most sufferers were elderly, near the end of their lives and at significant risk from morbid complications. This palliative posture was further ...
Proximal Femoral Dimension in Elderly Chinese Women with Hip Fractures in Taiwan To investigate the relationship between proximal femoral geometry and the occurrence of hip fracture, we compared the geometry of contralateral normal hips... RS Yang,SS Wang,TK Liu - 《Osteoporosis International》 被引...
1111 Care of Elderly Patients with Fractured Hips in an Outlying Ward When Compared to an Others in a Dedicated Hip Fracture Warddoi:10.1093/bjs/znae163.297AIM. Hip fractures are a significant burden in the UK with roughly 80,000 cases reported per year. The standard of care in our unit ...
Outcome in Elderly Patients with Aortic Stenosis Following Surgery for Fractured HipsAn abstract is unavailable.doi:10.1097/00000542-200209002-00042Gary HeyburnKillian C. McCourtTimothy R.O. BeringerJames R.M. ElliottRajinder K. MirakhurAnesthesiology...
elderlytotal hip arthroplastydual-mobility cupdislocationTotal hip arthroplasty (THA) for intracapsular neck of femur (NOF) fracture remains debatable as it is associated with higher rates of dislocation, notably in the older part of the population. We hypothesized this risk could be limited using ...
THE IMPACT THE TRANSITION TO A LEVEL 1 MAJOR TRAUMA CENTRE HAS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS SUSTAINING A FRACTURED NECK OF FEMUR USING THE NATIONAL BOAST ... There were 70000 people admitted to hospital with fractured hips in 2007 and the incidence is rising by 2% each year. Hip fractures...