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New clinical trial aims to improve outcomes for older adults with hip fractures
Hip fractures in older adults can lead to serious complications, disability and even death. Traditionally, orthopaedic ...
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New clinical trial to determine most effective treatment for common hip fracture in older adults
A new $10.8 million multicenter clinical trial co-led by Gerard Slobogean, MD, MPH, an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics ...
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Identify high-risk patients, surgical factors to prevent intraoperative femur fractures
Surgeons should aim to prevent intraoperative femur fractures by identifying high-risk patients and surgical risk factors. Sound change during broaching is key to know when to stop. KOLOA ...
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THA stem design may have a larger impact on periprosthetic fracture risk vs. cement use
According to published results, stem design was the strongest predictor of postoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture ...
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Open Reduction and Closed Reduction Internal Fixation in Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, General Hospital of Jinan Military Command, 250031 Jinan, China. 2 Research on 2013 stage doctoral student of TCM Orthopaedics, Shandong University of ...
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Fracture Prevention with Infrequent Zoledronate in Women 50 to 60 Years of Age
Exclusion criteria were a T score of −2.5 or less at any of these sites, any major systemic illness or metabolic bone disease, a previous clinical spine or hip fracture, use of any ...
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Mental health factors key to recovery in older adults with hip fractures
New research to identify factors associated with improved outcomes for older adults recovering from hip fractures found a connection with mental health and psychological resilience.