Comparison of hip fracture risk assessment tools for elderly patients
1. Femoral neck bone mineral density (FNBMD) alone discriminated 5-year hip fracture risk at least as well as FRAX and ...
Tag: hip fracture
Higher quality plant-based diets are associated with less hip fractures than unhealthy ones
1. Long-term adherence to a plant-based diet was not associated with an increased risk of hip fractures in a cohort ...
Use of direct oral anticoagulants should not delay surgical intervention for patients with hip fractures
1. In geriatric patients with hip fractures on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), surgical treatment within 48 hours of their last ...
Early ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block may reduce need for preoperative opioids in hip fracture
1. In emergency patients with hip fracture and severe pain, patients randomize to receive early ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block (FNB) ...
Use of dual antibiotic loaded cement does not reduce surgical site infection rates in patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty
1. Deep surgical site infection at 90 days was 1.7% in the single-antibiotic group versus 1.2% in the dual-antibiotic loaded ...
Spinal anesthesia for hip fracture surgery associated with increased pain and analgesic use
1. Spinal anesthesia, as compared with general anesthesia, was associated with a small but significant increase in pain and prescription ...
Cemented hemiarthroplasty improves quality of life for intracapsular hip fracture patients
1. In patients with an intracapsular hip fracture, cemented hemiarthroplasty resulted in a significantly better quality of life than uncemented ...
Spinal anesthesia not superior to general anesthesia for hip surgery
1. Spinal anesthesia was not superior to general anesthesia for hip surgery in older adults in survival and ambulatory status ...
Total hip arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for management of hip fractures
1. In this randomized controlled trial, the incidence of secondary procedures within 2 years did not differ significantly between patients ...
Surgical repair improves survival and pain control in patients with dementia who suffer hip fracture
1. In this retrospective study, nursing home patients with dementia who had a hip fracture had improved survival if they ...
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