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Filter by:Osteoporosis is a very frequent and easily treatable disease. Rates of treatment of affected patients is very low, as few high risk patients initiate treatment and only a minority of those pursue treatment for long enough time to prevent fractures. Patients presenting a fragility fracture after 50 years of age are at high risk of osteoporosis and may represent the ideal group of patients in which intervention aimed at improving initiation and persistence on treatment will be most effective. Our first hypothesis is that the availability of a dedicated nurse practitioner to identify patients with fragility fractures among patients presenting at fracture clinics of orthopedic surgeons will increase markedly the rate of identification of osteoporosis. Our second hypothesis is that giving to both the patient and its primary health practitioner (PHP) the patient's clinical, biological and radiological data along with individualized care suggestions will yield significantly better results than giving to the patient and its PHP generic information on osteoporosis risk, investigation and treatment.
The objective of this study is to compare Ketamine-Propofol with Ketamine-only in a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial in a paediatric emergency department. We believe that the combination of these two agents will provide a new and more effective option for procedural sedation in paediatric emergency department patients. The hypothesis of the study is that paediatric emergency department patients requiring procedural sedation for an isolated orthopaedic injury with Ketamine-Propofol will have reduced total sedation time, time to recovery, complications and improved satisfaction scores compared to patients receiving Ketamine alone.
It is a randomized simple-blind monocentric study; the group A will receive oral morphine with placebo and the group B will receive oral morphine with sublingual midazolam. The aim of this study is to show a more important pain decrease in the group taking midazolam versus placebo.
The primary objective of this study is to assess whether a single dose of rhBMP-2/CPM administered at the fracture site via percutaneous injection, in combination with standard of care, accelerates fracture union and return to normal function in subjects who have a closed diaphyseal tibial fracture when compared to standard of care alone.
The primary objective of this study is to assess whether fracture union is accelerated in subjects with humeral fractures (proximal,diaphyseal) treated with conservative therapy (standard of care) and a single dose of rhBMP-2/CPM compared to subjects who receive standard of care alone.
The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety of administering rhBMP-2/CPM as an adjuvant to internal fixation in subjects with fractures of the proximal femur.
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of ultrasound in diagnosing the presence or absence of extremity fractures or dislocations. Hypothesis: Can ultrasound be used as an accurate and effective method for determining the presence or absence of extremity fractures or dislocations? Is there a difference in amount of pain experienced prior to and after the ultrasound?
Femur fractures are a common injury in the Pediatric population. Despite their high incidence little do we know about the long term implications on the bones' length. Our main goal is to clarify this obscure issue by assessing the femoral and tibial length as determined by the fractures, measuring techniques and treatment modalities
We would like to check whether pre-operative administration of an oral controlled-release opioid formulation (Oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin)) could result in a clear effect of preemptive analgesia.
Falls are a public health problem of significant social and economic significance. No primary intervention devices have been shown to be effective in reducing falls and associated injuries. The objective of this study was to determine whether the new wireless FallSaver device reduces falls and fall-related injuries in elderly skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents. A randomized, prospective, open-label, cross-over study was conducted over a six-month period. The FallSaver device reduced the frequency of falls by 50% and fall-related injuries by 82% in 43 elderly at-risk SNF residents studied over 4,222 patient-days. The device and associated patch enclosure was well tolerated and devoid of serious problems. Significant cost savings and fewer reductions in quality of life are possible if fall-related injuries can be reduced.