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1. Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures : A prospective randomized study of clinical outcome, nutrition and costs
Sammanfattning : Displaced femoral neck fractures comprise more than a third of all hip fractures. There is controversy as to the optimal treatment. Despite attempts to improve the methods for internal fixation, complication rates have been almost unchanged: 20-40% non-union and late segmental collapse in another 10-20%. LÄS MER
2. Hip fractures among old people : their prevalence, consequences and complications, and the evaluation of a multi-factorial intervention program designed to prevent falls and injuries and enhance performance of activities of daily living
Sammanfattning : The number of old people is growing and will increase future demands on healthcare services for old people. Hip fracture is one of the diagnoses that increases with age and it has become a major problem, both for those suffering a fracture and for society due to the large numbers involved, the morbidity with complications such as falls, functional decline, and the high mortality rate among those affected. LÄS MER
3. Pain management in older persons with hip fractures
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the preoperative management of pain from the perspectives of a literature overview, emergency medical service pain management, an intervention with a fascia iliaca compartment block and the association between cognitive status and the treatment of pain. Paper 1 is an integrative review of the literature on emergency care in patients with hip fractures or suspected hip fractures. LÄS MER
4. Imaging of hip trauma - occult, suspect and concomitant fractures
Sammanfattning : Background: Between one and nine percent of all hip fractures are occult or suspect and further examinations with computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are vital for further handling. Statistically robust conclusions have not been previously reported. LÄS MER
5. Hip fractures : a European perspective
Sammanfattning : In 1986 the first prospectively designed multinational survey on incidence of and risk factors for hip fracture utilising a standardised design was initialised. The MEDOS study (Mediterranean osteoporosis) covered 14 centres in six Mediterranean countries, with a population of 3 million individuals aged fifty years or older. LÄS MER
