Tag: Fractures

Number of periprosthetic fractures projected to increase 212 percent from 2016 to 2032

Higher fat mass in the arms tied to lower bone quality measured by trabecular bone score

Findings seen for first fracture at the humerus, wrist, hip, or pelvis

Antihypertensive medication initiation also linked to higher risk for severe falls requiring hospitalization, ED visits

XGBoost identified as optimal model, achieving average test AUC of 0.90 before synthetic minority oversampling technique

Fractures most commonly seen in the upper extremity in women aged 65 years and older following a fall

Increasing nocturnal urination frequency is common risk factor for falls with bruises and fractures in older adults with OAB

Fewer surgical site infections observed with iodine povacrylex as preoperative antisepsis for surgical procedures

However, living kidney donors have higher rates of vertebral fractures

Findings show association persists across fracture sites