Background As the aging population increases, osteoporotic neck of femur fracture cases will continue to rise. Although hemiarthroplasty or half hip replacement is the treatment of choice in a majority of patients, a small but definite cohort of patients would need a total hip replacement. In these elderly patients who often have comorbidities, the use of cement to fix the prosthesis is often quoted as beneficial in view of perceived lower blood loss compared to uncemented fixation of the prosthesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of the study was to investigate the levels, interrelationships, and associated factors of community integration (CI), perceived stigma (PS), and self-esteem in people living with epilepsy (PWE) in Anambra and Enugu States of south-east Nigeria.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 70 consenting adults living with epilepsy consecutively recruited from three purposively sampled specialized clinics in Anambra State. The Reintegration to Normal Living Index, the Epilepsy Stigma Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used to estimate CI, PS, and self-esteem, respectively among the participants.
Introduction: The relationship between low skeletal muscle mass, a surrogate of sarcopenia, and postoperative morbidity and mortality is currently being explored, with a hope to develop its role as a prognostic factor in preoperative risk stratification. Recent evidence suggests a link between low skeletal muscle mass and outcomes of lower limb revascularization in peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Evidence Acquisition: A review of the literature was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.