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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine if prevention of further fractures is possible through systematic evaluation for osteoporosis in patients with recent hip fracture
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of two postoperative interventions designed to preserve muscle protein after major hip or knee surgery.
The major goals of this study are: 1. To conduct an intervention development study to evaluate the feasibility of implementing an exercise intervention for reduction losses in bone mineral density, muscle mass, and strength, and clinically relevant aspects of functioning following a hip fracture, and to obtain preliminary tests of the effective ness of these interventions. 2. To evaluate the effect of home-based exercise intervention on bone metabolism. 3. To evaluate the effects of hip fracture on bone metabolism. 4. To evaluate the effects of exercise and hip fracture on hormonal regulators. 5. To evaluate the association between markers of bone metabolism hormone regulators, and BMD. 6. To separate out the effects of hip fracture on bone turnover from those of aging in persons with low bone mineral density.
The major goals of this study are: To implement a self-efficacy based intervention to strengthen efficacy beliefs related to exercise, decrease perceived barriers to exercise, and increase exercise behavior and overall activity of older women who have sustained a hip fracture. To test the effectiveness of the Exercise Trainer component of the intervention on exercise behavior, activity, efficacy expectations, barriers to exercise, performance behaviors, overall health status, mood, pain, fear of falling, falls and fall-related injuries at 2, 6, and 12 months following fracture.
Malnutrition of elder orthopaedic patients leads to weight loss and loss of fat free mass. Changes in the individual’s nutritional status and body composition may adversely affect the patient’s postoperative level of activity. Aim. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to report changes in postoperative weight, FFM and functions vital to daily living in a group of elder orthopaedic patients that were actively involved in their nutritional care during the hospital stay.
The primary aim of this study is to determine, in hypogonadal older men with physical frailty, whether exercise training combined with testosterone replacement therapy can improve skeletal muscle strength, and lean mass, to a greater degree than exercise training alone.
The study examines time spent in the emergency room on admission of patients with hip fracture in a cohort with a traditional setup compared with a prospective cohort with a fast track admission schedule including nurse initiation of treatmnet, standardized analgesia, fluid and oxygen therapy and standardized logistics for x-ray and admission procedures.
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of tranexamic acid in hip fracture surgery on the reduction of allogeneic red blood cell transfusion.
Although Standard of Care for Hip Fractures is the Device (Dynamic Hip Screw) being studied in this project, and both sizes (the 2 and the 4 hole versions) are currently in use there is not widespread agreement yet whether there is an optimal number of screws (2 or 4) required for the best outcomes. If it can be shown that a 2 hole version is just as successful in outcomes it would allow for a smaller incision (surgical cut) at the site of the fracture. This could reduce soft tissue dissection, operating time, and surgical blood loss. This in turn would reduce post operative pain, blood loss, and hospital length of stay.
We are looking after gene-polymorphies in the p2x7-gene in patient with osteoporotic fractures.