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Report of presentation to the AAOS Annual Meeting 2010.
Low nurse staffing levels are associated with increased mortality among elderly patients admitted to hospital with hip fractures, new research suggests.
In a retrospective cohort study presented at the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2010 Annual Meeting, the risk for death among elderly...

Acute management and immediate rehabilitation after hip fracture amongst people aged 65 years and over.(Guideline)

Boxer's fracture is a common name for a fracture of the distal fifth metacarpal and received its name from one of its most common causes, punching an object with a closed fist. It can occur from a fistfight or from punching a hard object.

A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force. An injury may be classified as a fracture-dislocation when a fracture involves the bony structures of any joint with associated dislocation of the same joint.

Hip Fractures (Nursing Center CE) Fractures within the hip joint area are one of the most frequently seen injuries in hospital patients, and these injuries are on the rise. The general life expectancy of the world population has and will continue to increase. Of all the patients sustaining hip fractures, 97%...

Hip Fractures—A Joint Effort (Nursing Center CE This article describes the efforts of a interdisciplinary team to develop and implement a hip fracture protocol that directs the care of patients from admission in the emergency room to a planned discharge. The ideal process of care is driven by quality measures and...

As individuals age into late adulthood, muscle strength declines. Due to decreased strength in older individuals, the forces on the hip joint once taken up by the surrounding musculature are now placed more on the weight-bearing surface of the hip. Osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis further compromise the hip joint. Both...

Shock: Hypovolemic (Adult and Pediatric) - Protocol (UNC)
Purpose: to outline the nursing management of the patient with hypovolemic shock

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is a serious, often fatal, sequel to multiple trauma. Prolonged shock states, severe sepsis, acute pancreatitis, acute renal failure, severe burns, ischemic conditions, and acute respiratory distress syndrome have been implicated in the development of MODS.

Broken Bones Common Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures-Part II (Nursing Center CE) Nurses are often one of the first healthcare providers to assess a child with a fracture. Although basic fracture care and principles are used, nurses caring for these young patients must also have a good understanding of normal bone growth...

Problem: The first East Anglian audit of hip fracture was conducted in eight hospitals during 1992. There were significant differences between hospitals in 90-day mortality, development of pressure sores, median lengths of hospital stay, and in most other process measures. Only about half the survivors recovered their pre-fracture physical function....

Rhabdomyolysis (RDM) is a disorder causing injury to muscle, particularly the sarcolemma of skeletal muscle. The process may be precipitated by acute traumatic injury (burn, crush, and exertion), disease (alcoholism), disorders of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, drugs (Hydroxymethylglutaryl–CoA Reductase Inhibitors— Statins [HMG-CoA]), and other various muscle membrane and ion channel...

Shock occurs when the body's organs and tissues do not receive an adequate flow of blood. Inadequate blood flow deprives the organs and tissues of oxygen and allows the buildup of waste products. Shock is a medical emergency and can result in serious damage or even death.

Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control.

A sports injury is any bodily damage sustained during participation in competitive or non-competitive athletic activity. Sports injuries can affect bones or soft tissue (i.e., muscles, ligaments, tendons).