It is unknown how responsive the Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX) tool is to osteoporosis treatment (OTX) or whether it can serve as a target for "goal‐directed" treatment. We studied 11,049 untreated women aged ≥50 years undergoing baseline and follow‐up DXA examinations in Manitoba, Canada. We identified clinical risk factors, intervening OTX based on medication possession ratios (MPR),and inc...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the maximum potential preventive effect of hip protectors in older persons living in the community or homes for the elderly. DESIGN Observational cohort study. SETTING Emergency departments in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS Hip fracture patients aged 70 and older who visited the emergency departments of five hospitals in the Netherlands (n=520). MEASUREMENTS Using ...

BACKGROUND One in four Swedish women suffers a hip fracture yielding high morbidity and mortality. We wanted to revalidate a 4-item clinical risk score and evaluate a portable heel bone mineral density (BMD) technique regarding hip and fragility fracture risk among elderly women. METHODS In a population-based prospective cohort study we used clinical risk factors from a baseline questionnaire...

SUMMARY: The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of hip fracture in Kermanshah, Iran. 161 cases (88 men and 73 women) were recorded. The annual age-standardized incidence rates were 181.1/100,000 in men and 214.6/100,000 in women. Incidence rate of hip fracture was less than in Western countries. INTRODUCTION: Hip fracture is the most serious complication of osteoporosis, the most c...

BACKGROUND To study the protective effects and explore the mechanism of epigallocatechingallate (EGCG) on the hip fracture-induced acute lung injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into the control group, hip fracture group, and hip fracture + EGCG (10 mg/Kg) group. After 24 h, blood samples, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and lung tissue w...

background: at present, there is no consensus on an appropriate treatment modality for intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly with background diseases. the aim of the present study was to compare treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric fractures reduced with dynamic hip screws (dhs) and bipolar hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients with background medical conditions. methods: in this randomi...

INTRODUCTION Injuries of the hip joint from pure hip dislocations to fracture dislocations have been described and classified by various authors. These descriptions do not include fracture dislocation of hip associated with fracture of the greater trochanter. CASE REPORT We report an unusual case of fracture dislocation of hip in which posterior dislocation of hip was associated with fracture...

The novel coronavirus-induced infection (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization onMarch 11, 2020. Iran is one of the countries with a high incidence of COVID-19 infection.Data on three patients with fragility hip fracture and COVID-19 infection were collected from one hospital located inBadrud, Isfahan, Iran, from March 1, 2010, to March 30, 2020. A...

Abstract Introduction The 2011 NICE guideline ‘CG124 Hip fracture: management’ covers the management of hip fractures in adults aged over 18. It was updated 2017 to highlight role total replacement intracapsular fracture – Recommendations 1.6.2 and 1.6.3. aim this audit assess, improve, compliance Torbay Hospital’s neck femur fractures. Method study split three cycles, using data from National ...

  Background : There is no data available regarding vitamin D status among patients with hip fractures in Iran. This study aimed to determine whether postmenopausal women with low trauma hip fractures have lower vitamin D levels comparing to the control group.   Materials and Methods: Vitamin D (25-OHD) level and the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D among 73 postmenopausal women wit...