Challenges in osteoporosis treatment initiation in geriatric patients admitted under the hip-fracture pathway.

Unlabelled: Osteoporosis is often untreated especially in older people. This study found a low prescribing rate of osteoporosis treatment medication of 22.4% in older people admitted under the hip-fracture pathway.

Developing a Simpler Prognosticating Tool: Comparing the Combined Assessment of Risk Encountered in Surgery Score with Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index and The American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Score in Predicting 2 years Mortality after Hip Fracture Surgery.

The use of risk stratification tools in identifying high-risk hip fracture patients plays an important role during treatment. The aim of this study was to compare our locally derived Combined Assessment of Risk Encountered in Surgery (CARES) score with the the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) score and the Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index (D-CCI) in predicting 2-year mortality after hip fracture surgery. A retrospective study was conducted on surgically treated hip fracture patients in a large tertiary hospital from Jan 2013 through Dec 2015.

An anatomical and biomechanical assessment of the interosseous membrane of the cadaveric forearm.

Ten cadaveric specimens underwent biomechanical assessment on a motorized jig with an in-built torque sensor. A differential variable reluctance transducer was placed on the central bundle of the interosseous membrane to detect changes in strain. Torque was measured with an intact interosseous membrane and a sectioned central bundle of the interosseous membrane.