BACKGROUND There are several potential risk factors in patients with a hip fracture for a higher rate of mortality that include: comorbid disorders, poor general health, age, male gender, poor mobility prior to injury, type of fracture, poor cognitive status, place of residence. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of potential risk factors for six-month mortality in hip fracture p...

BACKGROUND The effect of low-intensity ultrasonography on fracture healing is controversial, and current management of fractures does not generally involve the use of ultrasound therapy. We describe a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy for healing of fractures. METHODS We searched 5 electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBA...

OBJECTIVE To summarize the literature concerning the use of bisphosphonates in the prevention and treatment of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis and make recommendations concerning the proper use of these agents. SEARCH STRATEGIES We conducted a literature search to identify studies in the English language concerning the use of bisphosphonates in the prevention or treatment of corticosteroi...

In a recent paper [1], Drs Selby and Miller described three methods of determining the fracture toughness (R), or equivalently, the fracture surface energy (23') for an epoxy resin. These methods are respectively (a) Berry's method, (b) Irwin-Kies equation and (c) Gurney's irreversible work area method. While the experimental data obtained from tapered double-cantilever beam (TDCB) specimens su...

Background. The effect of vitamin E on health-related conditions has been extensively researched, with varied results. However, to date, there was no published review of the effect of vitamin E on bone fracture healing. Purpose. This paper systematically audited past studies of the effect of vitamin E on bone fracture healing. Methods. Related articles were identified from Medline, CINAHL, and ...

OBJECTIVE To perform a retrospective radiographic evaluation on the fracture reduction and implant position in the femoral head among patients with pertrochanteric fractures who had been treated using a cephalomedullary nail in lateral decubitus; and to assess factors that might interfere with the quality of the fracture reduction and with the implant position in using this technique. METHODS...

BACKGROUND A clinical need exists to improve identification of those who will sustain fragility fractures. Individuals with both osteoporosis (OP) and sarcopenia (SP), so-called "sarco-osteoporosis" (SOP), might be at higher fracture risk than those with OP or SP alone. Approaches to facilitate SOP identification, e.g., use of tallest historical rather than current height and inclusion of radiu...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of medial support and clinical factors responsible on outcomes and major complications associated with treatment of unstable proximal humerus fractures using a locking plate and suture augmentation. METHODS Sixty-three cases in 62 patients (42 female, 20 male) were evaluated between September 2004 and October 2008. Cases were divid...

OBJECTIVES To determine if the introduction of the best practice tariff (BPT) has improved survival of the elderly hip fracture population, or if achieving BPT results in improved survival for an individual. SETTING A single university-affiliated teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS 2541 patients aged over 60 admitted with a neck of femur fracture between 2008 and 2010 and from 2012 to 2014 were...

Dipping, arcuate bands of debris-rich ice outcropping near the margins of glaciers are often interpreted as thrust faults, assumed to originate in zones of longitudinal compression. Identification of thrusts is typically based either on the geometry and sedimentology of the debris bands or on the crystal fabric of surrounding ice, but the physical processes necessary to generate thrusts are rar...