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Fractured neck of femur, the risk factors.
On the orthopaedic ward on which I work, a large percentage of trauma/emergency admissions to the ward are the result of falls by older people resulting in fractures of the neck of femur.
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We explored the role of iron overload, deficiency of vitamin C and alcohol abuse in the aetiology of cervical and intertrochanteric fractures of the neck of the femur as a result of minor trauma. We studied prospectively 72 patients (45 men, 27 women). Levels of serum iron markers, vitamin C and alcohol markers were measured. Consumption of alcohol was estimated using questionnaires. The findin...
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4. Leg piece?Length to measurement from middle of popliteal space to 1 in. beyond heel. Breadth, 5 ins. at knee sloping to 4J ins. at foot end. 5. Foot piece?9 ins. by 4A i?s. This is fixed to leg piece by two 1-inch mortise and tenon joints. It is also nailed to the extension piece. 6. Extension piece?18 ins. by 6 ins. sloping to 5 ins at the top. A pulley (an empty thread reel on a stout nail...
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Ten cases of fractured neck of femur studied at necropsy were found to have established contralateral intracerebral lesions. These were mainly infarcts, and it suggested that the presence of hemiparesis predisposes to a fall on to the affected side and that the body weight acts through the hip joint in such a way as to fracture the femoral neck. This may happen irrespective of the magnitude of ...
متن کاملThe young patient with a fractured neck of femur.
achieved in patients with neuropathic incontinence or those incontinent after prostatectomy or injury to the urethra or sphincters. Some patients with epispadias and others who have had radical pelvic surgery may also be helped. The least suitable are women with stress incontinence.8 Clearly patients must have sufficient manual dexterity and mental capacity to operate the device. Initially pati...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.3.5768.249-b