Tag: Fractures
Hip Fracture Incidence Up With Non-Dialysis-Requiring CKD
Increased age-standardized rates of hip fracture, post-hip fracture mortality, higher resource use
Hip, Vertebral Fracture Risk May Jump Post Knee Replacement
Swedish study found that people with new knees had slight increase in spinal fractures, too
Low Fruit, Vegetable Intake Linked to Hip Fracture Risk
Daily intake of one or less servings of fruit and vegetables linked to increased risk in older adults
Parental Hip Fracture Independently Ups Offspring Risk
Strength of correlation decreases with older parental age at hip fracture
Surgery Cuts Fracture Risk in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Reduced fracture risk for surgery; bisphosphonate treatment no better than observation
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet May Cut Hip Fracture Risk
Women in highest quintile of aMED index have significantly lower risk for hip, not total, fractures
Risk of Fractures Reduced in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Fracture risk reduction more pronounced in women diagnosed before age 30
Wrist Fracture Linked to Higher Subsequent Fracture Risk
Increased risk of fracture overall and spine, humerus, upper extremity, lower extremity, hip fx
Patterns of Pediatric Mandible Fx Vary With Age, Sex
Younger patients, females more likely to have condyle fractures, fractures caused by falls
Wound Irrigation Pressure Doesn’t Affect Outcome
For patients with open fracture, reoperation rate higher with use of castile soap than with saline
