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Impact sports and bone fractures among adolescents
(2017-12-17)
The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of different sports on stress fractures among adolescents during a 9-month follow-up period. The sample was composed of 184 adolescents divided into three ...
Prevalence and risk factors of radiographic vertebral fracture in Brazilian community-dwelling elderly
(SPRINGER LONDON LTD, 2011)
The prevalence and risk factors of radiographic vertebral fracture were determined among Brazilian community-dwelling elderly. Vertebral fractures were a common condition in this elderly population, and lower hip bone ...
Fraturas ósseas em mulheres na pós-menopausa: um estudo de coorte em Santa Maria/RS
(Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrasilFarmacologiaUFSMPrograma de Pós-Graduação em FarmacologiaCentro de Ciências da Saúde, 2021-03-31)
Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass associated with abnormalities in bone microarchitecture, increasing the risk of fragility fractures. Although there are guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, ...
Factors associated with avascular necrosis of the femoral head and nonunion in patients younger than 65 years with displaced femoral neck fractures treated with reduction and internal fixation
(2013)
Introduction: Few studies have evaluated treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in patients younger than 65 years, and risk factors for AVN or nonunion have not been clearly delineated within this age range.
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The elderly recognizing themselves as vulnerable to falls in the concreteness of the femoral fracture
(Assoc Brasileira Enfermagem, 2017-03-01)
Objectives: understand the experience of the elderly with falls followed by femoral fracture and elaborate theoretical model of this process of lived experience. Method: qualitative research with theoretical saturation ...
Vertebral fractures, osteoporosis and vitamin D levels in Chilean postmenopausal women
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2007)
Background Approximately one-third of vertebral fractures can be clinically diagnosed. Aim: To study the. frequency of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women. Patients and methods: We recruited 555 postmenopausal women ...
Perioperative complications and mortality in elderly patients following surgery for femoral fracture: prospective observational study
(Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2020-02-10)
Efficacy of pharmacological therapies for the prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women: A network meta-analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2019)
Background: Osteoporosis and osteopenia are associated with increased fracture incidence in postmenopausal women. We aimed to determine the comparative effectiveness of various available pharmacological therapies. Methods: ...
Mini Nutritional Assessment predicts gait status and mortality 6 months after hip fracture.
(2013-05-01)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), the Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS) 2002 and the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Score (ASA) as predictors of gait ...
Mini Nutritional Assessment predicts gait status and mortality 6 months after hip fracture.
(2013-05-01)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), the Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS) 2002 and the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Score (ASA) as predictors of gait ...