منابع مشابه
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.
متن کاملFractured neck of femur in black patients.
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...
متن کاملCare of the patient with a fractured neck of femur.
I work is a busy trauma ward. A high percentage of people admitted have sustained a fractured neck of femur following a fall either at home or in the street. Every patient admitted has his or her own individual risks and reasons for why he or she fell.
متن کاملModern trends in the treatment of fractured neck of femur.
The treatment of the fractured neck of the femur is a problem which demands our attention to an increasing extent. Firstly, owing to the ageing population the number of cases is steadily increasing. In the Windsor Group ten years ago we treated 25 cases a year. Last year the number had risen to over 50, out of a population of 250,000. Secondly, although the results have steadily improved, even ...
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: Deutsches Aerzteblatt Online
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1866-0452
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0401