Tag: Fractures

Greater improvement on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Short Physical Performance Battery reported with home exercise program

Surgical treatment not superior to nonsurgical treatment for patient-rated wrist function at 24 months in adults aged 60 years and older

Reduction in postoperative complications for adults receiving conditionally essential amino acid supplementation

Increasing use of injected local anesthetics may represent move away from opioid analgesia for hip fracture patients

Modest improvement in quality of life, fewer periprosthetic fractures seen in patients receiving cemented versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty

No significant benefit observed in terms of wrist function at 12 months for surgical fixation with K-wires versus cast

After three or more years of therapy, drug holidays from risedronate versus alendronate linked to 18 percent increase in hip fracture risk

Interdisciplinary care programs recommended to decrease complications and improve outcomes

Apart from fall 2020, hip fracture surgery volumes among older individuals were lower than among historic controls until vaccination

No difference seen in Numerical Pain Rating Scale mean pain score for patients receiving strong versus mild opioids