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[OCOSH Code: D006620 263225007 S72 WI_FR_F_H]

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Femoral Head Fractures (1)
Internet resources relating to Femoral Head Fractures
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ICD-10 Code S72.0 Fracture of Hip NOS
SNOMED-CT Term Closed fracture of head of femur (disorder) Concept ID: 208526001
See also 41191003 Open fracture of head of femur (disorder)
OCOSH Code: D006620 208526001 S72.0 WI_FR_F_H_FH
Femoral Neck Fractures (17)
Internet resources relating to Femoral Neck Fracture. Fractures of the neck, the short, constricted portion of the thigh bone between the femur head and the trochanters. It excludes intertrochanteric fractures
MeSH Search Term "Femoral Neck Fractures"[mesh]
ICD-10 Code S72.0 Fracture of neck of femur
SNOMED-CT Term Fracture of neck of femur (disorder) Concept ID: 5913000
Synonyms - Fracture of neck of femur
Femoral neck fracture
Fracture of hip
NOF - Fracture of neck of femur
OCOSH Code: D005265 5913000 S72.0 WI_FR_F_H_FN
Fractured Greater Trochanter (1)
Internet resources relating to Fractured Greater Trochanter
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ICD-10 Code S72.9 Fracture of femur, part unspecified
SNOMED-CT Term Fracture of greater trochanter (disorder) Concept ID: 301034006
OCOSH Code: D006620 301034006 S72.9 WI_FR_F_H_GT
IT Fractures (15)
Internet resources relating to Intertrochanteric or Pertrochanteric Hip Fractures
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ICD-10 Code S72.1 Pertrochanteric fracture
SNOMED-CT Term Intertrochanteric fracture (disorder) Concept ID: 127287001
Synonyms - Intertrochanteric fracture
Extracapsular fracture of neck of femur
Pertrochanteric fracture of neck of femur
Trochanteric fracture of neck of femur
Intertrochanteric fracture of femur
Intertrochanteric fracture (disorder)
OCOSH Code: D006620 127287001 S72.1 WI_FR_F_H_IT
Subtrochanteric Fractures (6)
Internet resources relating to Subtrochanteric Fractures, fractures extending from the Intertrochanteric region into the proximal shaft of the femur
MeSH Search Term "Hip Fractures"[mesh:noexp]
ICD-10 Code S72.2 Subtrochanteric fracture
SNOMED-CT Term Subtrochanteric fracture of femur (disorder) Concept ID: 263229001
OCOSH Code: D006620 263229001 S72.2 WI_FR_F_H_ST

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2009 Future Fracture Risk in a Nationwide Cohort Study of Twins

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/587451

Abstract The principal causal components of an osteoporotic fracture are a fall and weakened bone strength. While bone quality measures have been frequently studied, the ability of simple measures of impaired balance to predict fracture risk has received less attention. Computer-assisted telephone interviews were conducted between 1998 and 2000 among 24,598...
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2009 Health-related quality of life after vertebral or hip fracture

Location: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2474-10-135.pdf

All 25 women (mean age 75.0, SD 4.7) with hip fracture as inclusion fracture had no significant changes in HRQOL between two and seven years and did not differ from the reference group regarding HRQOL after seven years. The vertebral group had significantly lower values for bodily pain, vitality, role-emotional...
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2009 The Effect of Time-to-Surgery on Outcome in Elderly Patients With Proximal Femoral Fractures Medscape

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/587546

Background: Whether reducing time-to-surgery for elderly patients suffering from hip fracture results in better outcomes remains subject to controversial debates.
Conclusion: Although this study found a trend toward more frequent post-operative complications in the longest time-to-surgery group, there was no effect of time-to-surgery on mortality. Shorter time-to-surgery may be associated with...
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2010 Effect of early surgery after hip fracture on mortality and complications

Location: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.092220v1?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&author1=Bhandari%2C+ ...

Guidelines exist for the surgical treatment of hip fracture, but the effect of early surgery on mortality and other outcomes that are important for patients remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effect of early surgery on the risk of death and common postoperative complications...
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2010 Home-Based Exercises May Protect High-Risk Elderly Women From Hip Fractures Medscape

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/729469

September 27, 2010 —Home-based exercises may protect high-risk elderly women from hip fractures, according to the results of a population-based, randomized controlled exercise trial reported in the September 27 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The exercise group had significantly better outcomes than the control group in postural sway (group...
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2010 Inaccuracies Common in Diagnostic X-Rays for Hip and Pelvic Fractures Medscape

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719016

Report on article in AJR (Am J Roentgenol. 2010;94:1054-1060.)
The results showed that X-ray missed a number of fractures and that MRI revealed many fractures undetected by X-ray. Among other findings:
* 13 patients (14%) had 23 fractures (6 hip, 17 pelvic) undetected by X-ray but confirmed by MRI
* 11 patients (12%)...
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2010 Shortage of Nurses Means Death After Hip Fracture Medscape

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718859

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...
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2011 Mortality and cause of death in hip fracture patients aged 65 or older

Location: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/12/105/abstract

Results Mean follow-up was 3.7 years (range 0-9 years). Overall 1-year postoperative mortality was 27.3% and mortality after hip fracture at the end of the follow-up was 79.0%. During the follow-up, age-adjusted mortality after hip fracture surgery was higher in men than in women with hazard ratio (HR) 1.55 and 95%...
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Forces acting on the Hip Joint Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/forces_acting_on_the_hip_joint

broad range of forces acts upon the hip joint;
- muscles that cross hip joint generate most of the load that it bears;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Proximal Femur Fractures - AO Surgery Reference

Location: http://www.aofoundation.org/wps/portal/surgeryskully?showPage=diagnosis&bone=Femur&segment=Proximal

The proximal femur section of the AO Surgery Reference. The whole surgical management described, including decision-making support, approaches, and surgical procedures. Highly Reputable
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