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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of intra-operative administration of IV tylenol and/or IV toradol in minimizing post-operative pain for carpal tunnel patients and distal radius fracture patients.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if an early mobilization after distal radius fractures treated by surgery leads to an better functional outcome then immobilization after surgery for 5 weeks in a cast
in this study the investigators will call patients who had Subchondral fractures and treated in our department over the last 20 years. The investigators will evaluate their shoulder function by a questionary, Constant score and radiologic evaluation.
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) is one kind of stem cell which is gained form adult tissue. Although MSC derived from autogenic bone marrow are proven to help regeneration in non union fracture and long bone defect, the aspiration process through iliac crest is invasive and painful. Therefore, alternative source of MSC which is less invasive is needed. Adipose and umbilical cord is a "waste product" that proven to contain enormous MSC. Furthermore adipose and umbilical cord as an allogenic source is more abundant in number compares to autogenic bone marrow. This enormous source need and adequate preservation technique before applied to the patient. According to that, researchers want to explore the potency of MSC from bone marrow, umbilical cord and adipose as the source of allogenic MSC and the effect of cryopreservation technique to the viability and quality of MSC. We will also compare the effectivity of MSC implantation from bone marrow, umbilical cord and adipose applied to non union fracture and long bone defect. Samples from bone marrow, umbilical cord and adipose are cultured and the viability of the cells are observed. Some of the cells are implanted directly to the patient with non union fractures and long bone defect while some are cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen -190 degree Celsius in three months. All samples are thawed and the viability of the cells are observed. Patient who are implanted by MSC allogenic will undergo clinical and radiological examination in the third, sixth and twenty second month after implantation.
Our objective is to study the effects of 12 months' intensive home-based physiotherapy (physical exercise) with 12 months' follow-up in two groups of older people: 1) those with an operated hip fracture (60+ y), and 2) those with signs of frailty (65+ y). The primary outcome measure is duration of living at home. Power calculations are based on the assumption that persons assigned to physiotherapy will live at home for six months longer vs. those in usual care. Secondary outcomes are physical functioning, falls, health-related quality-of-life, use and costs of social and health services, and mortality. We will recruit 300 persons with hip fracture and 300 with signs of frailty in Eksote (South Karelia Social and Health Care District), Finland (population 133 000). The groups will be randomized separately into an intervention arm (home-based physiotherapy (physical exercise) twice a week for 12 months) and a control arm (usual care), resulting in 150 patients in each group. An assessor-physiotherapist and assessor-nurse performs measurements at the participant's home at baseline, and after 3, 6 and 12 months. Assessments include, among others, Fried's frailty criteria, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL, 15-D), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I), Social Provision Scale (SPS), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15). At 24 months we collect register information on mortality and the usage of health care services. Recruitment will begin in December 2014 and last for three years. Data analyses and reporting will take place in 2017-21. The study is supported by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland.
The aim of this project is the prospective data collection of a new device used for trochanteric fractures of the femur. It should be answered how the newly developed implant called Trochanteric Fixation Nailing with anti-rotation feature (TFNA) is performing clinically and radiological in terms of intra- and postoperative complications.
This is a study intended to evaluate a non-invasive device that uses light to measure the amount of oxygen in the muscles of injured and non-injured legs in specific situations. The name of this technology is NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy). The goal of this study is to collect the information necessary to understand the use of the NIRS monitoring system to diagnose and direct treatment decisions in case of complications sometimes experienced in traumatic tibia fracture, such as excessive swelling called acute compartment syndrome (ACS).
The study will assess patients with at least one major AE related to treatment / hospitalization / immobilization in the Geriatric Fracture Center (GFC) group compared to the usual care group.
Hip fractures are associated with a large hidden blood loss. That is, the total blood loss associated with hip fracture surgery is much greater than that observed intra operatively. There is currently no viable method of identifying patients at risk of transfusion. The on admission haemoglobin level has been shown to be falsely reassuring . We are conducting a study of 200 consecutive hip fracture patients. Thrombelastography (TEG) is taken on admission. The results are blinded to clinicians. Results will be evaluated at the end of the study, comparing intra-operative and total blood losses with the TEG profile of the patient.
The study will assess the difference in functionality between early vs. standard mobilization after hip fracture in the Chinese population.