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Open AccessTime to surgery after proximal femur fracture in geriatric patients depends on hospital size and provided level of care: analysis of the Registry for Geriatric Trauma (ATR-DGU)
Proximal femur fractures predominantly affect older patients and can mark a drastic turning point in their lives. To avoid complications and reduce mortality, expert associations recommend surgical treatment w...
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Über die Notwendigkeit weiblicher Vorbilder in der Chirurgie
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Spezielle Aspekte bei Frakturen des fragilen Knochens
Die Zahl hochbetagter traumatologischer Patienten nimmt stetig zu. Sie erleiden häufig Fragilitätsfrakturen und sind durch prädisponierende Faktoren wie Polypharmazie, Komorbiditäten und Gebrechlichkeit besond...
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Building A Senior Trauma Centre
Interdisciplinary treatment approaches experience a growing acceptance for the treatment of geriatric trauma patients, and they are aiming to reduce peri-/post-operative complications and improve patient outco...
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Injuries of the sternoclavicular region indicate concomitant lesions and need distinguished imaging
To evaluate injuries of the sternoclavicular region as indicator injury for relevant concomitant injuries and to evaluate the modalities of initial imaging. We hypothesised a high incidence of concomitant inju...
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Challenges in Geriatric Patients with Fractures Around the Knee
Elderly patients with fractures around the knee are at a high risk to suffer complications associated with a critical physiological condition, such as the presence of comorbidities, polypharmacy, osteoporosis,...
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Open AccessAnterior fracture dislocation of the proximal humerus
Anterior fracture dislocations are among the most severe forms of proximal humeral fractures. Because of potential devascularization of the humeral head, it is unclear whether open reduction and internal fixat...
