Femoral neck fracture is common in the elderly, and its impact has increased in aging societies. Comorbidities, poor levels of activity and pain may contribute to the development of depression, but these factors have not been well addressed. This study aims to investigate the frequency and risk of major depression after a femoral neck fracture using a nationwide population-based study. The Taiw...

BACKGROUND Evaluation of the circumstances related to errors in diagnosis of fractures at an Emergency Department may suggest ways to reduce the incidence of such errors. METHODS Retrospective analysis of all cases during a two year period (2002-2004) where a fracture had been overlooked or an injury had been erroneously diagnosed as a fracture (n = 61). 100 random selected patients with corr...

We test various methods of quantifying the compliance of single and multiple rock fractures from synthetic ultrasonic data. The data are generated with a 2D Discrete Particle Scheme which has previously been shown to treat fractures in agreement with linear-slip theory. Studying single fractures, we find that delays derived from peak amplitudes do not correspond to group delays, as might be exp...

Treatment of posterolateral tibial plateau fractures is controversial, and information regarding this specific fracture pattern is lacking. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the frequency and morphological features of posterolateral articular fragments in tibial plateau fractures. A retrospective radiographic and chart review was performed on a consecutive series of patients who sustai...

BACKGROUND Fatty acids (FAs) may be important dietary components that modulate osteoporotic fracture risk. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine FA intake in relation to osteoporotic fractures. DESIGN The participants were postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative (n = 137,486). Total fractures were identified by self-report; hip fractures were confirmed by medical rec...

Marble beams were subjected to gradually increasing three-point bending from low loading levels up to levels that significant damage was observed. After each loading step the permittivity was measured at three characteristic locations: the tensional, middle and compressional zone of each sample. The permittivity measurements were conducted in the frequency range from 1kHz to 1MHz. The permittiv...

BACKGROUND Reliable predictions of regional-scale population connectivity are needed to prioritize conservation actions. However, there have been few examples of regional connectivity models that are empirically derived and validated. The central goals of this paper were to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of factorial least cost path corridor mapping on an empirical resistance surface in reflect...

STUDY OBJECTIVE This analysis aimed to determine the frequency of falls in men and women aged 50 years and over and to explore whether age variation in fall frequency may explain variation in the incidence of distal forearm fracture in women. DESIGN This was a cross sectional survey. SETTING Primary care based registers in four UK areas. PARTICIPANTS Altogether 501 men and 702 women age 5...