The goals of care in acute setting for geriatric patients in case of a hip fracture.

Purpose: For geriatric hip fracture patients, the decision between surgery and palliative, non-operative management is made through shared decision making (SDM). For this conversation, a physician must be familiar with the patient's goals of care (GOC). These are predominantly unknown for hip fracture patients and challenging to assess in acute setting.

Predictive Factors on Initial in-brace Correction in Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review.

Study Design: Systematic literature review.

Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature and provide an overview of reported predictive factors on initial in-brace correction in patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS).

Summary Of Background Data: Brace therapy is the best proven non-surgical treatment for IS.

Is postoperative bracing after pedicle screw fixation of spine fractures necessary? Study protocol of the ORNOT study: a randomised controlled multicentre trial.

Introduction: The most common surgical treatment of traumatic spine fractures is through a posterior approach using pedicle screws and rods. Postoperative treatment protocols including the use of postoperative orthoses however differ between hospitals and surgeons. A three-point hyperextension orthosis is designed to support proper posture and unload the anterior column.