BACKGROUND: Hip fractures are always associated with a high postoperative mortality, the
preoperative predictors for mortality have neither been well identified or summarised. This …

Purpose Displaced femoral neck fractures (FNF) usually require surgical treatment with
either a total hip arthroplasty (THA), unipolar hemiarthroplasty (U-HHA), or bipolar …

Background The incidence of patients with lower extremity injuries presenting to emergency
departments in the United States with respect to specific anatomic regions and disease …

Hip fractures are a very serious socio-economic problem in western countries. Since the
1950s, orthogeriatric units have introduced improvements in the care of geriatric patients …

Hip fractures are an important socio-economic problem in western countries. Over the past
60 years orthogeriatric care has improved the management of older patients admitted to …

Aim This study aimed to explore the role and impact of advanced practice nurses (APNs) in
care of patients following fragility hip fracture by systematically reviewing the available …

Background and objective Proximal femur fractures, colloquially known as hip fractures, are
a common pathology with increasing incidence in the last years due to the enhanced ageing …

ABSTRACT In the United States, there are over 200,000 men with spinal cord injuries (SCIs)
who are at risk for lower limb fractures. The risk of mortality after fractures in SCI is unknown …

Purpose: To highlight the advantages of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) over
usual care in the management of elderly patients with fragility hip fractures in terms of …

Mortality after hip fracture is a major problem in the Western world, but its mechanisms
remain uncertain. This study assessed the 2-year mortality rate after hip fracture in elderly …