Publications by authors named "K Matre"

Aims: This study aimed to compare mortality in trochanteric AO/OTA A1 and A2 fractures treated with an intramedullary nail (IMN) or sliding hip screw (SHS). The primary endpoint was 30-day mortality, with secondary endpoints at 0 to 1, 2 to 7, 8 to 30, 90, and 365 days.

Methods: We analyzed data from 26,393 patients with trochanteric AO/OTA A1 and A2 fractures treated with IMNs (n = 9,095) or SHSs (n = 17,298) in the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register (January 2008 to December 2020).

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  • Global left ventricular (LV) function declines as aortic valve stenosis (AS) worsens, but the specific deformation changes from base to apex had not been studied until now.
  • A cross-sectional study involving 85 AS patients used 3D echocardiography to assess global LV function and deformation patterns by categorizing patients into mild, moderate, and severe AS groups.
  • Results showed that as AS severity increased, global and regional myocardial function decreased, particularly in males and those with higher body mass index, linking LV mechanics to AS severity and cardiovascular risk factors.*
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Background: Intramedullary nails are commonly used in the treatment of trochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures. We aimed to compare intramedullary nails in widespread use in Norway on the basis of reoperation risk.

Methods: We assessed data from 13,232 trochanteric or subtrochanteric fractures treated with an intramedullary nail and registered in the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register between 2007 and 2019.

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Objective: The aim was to evaluate the cost-utility of a 3-month multimodal occupational therapy intervention in addition to usual care in patients with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC1 OA).

Methods: A cost-utility analysis was performed alongside a multicentre randomised controlled trial including three rheumatology departments in Norway. A total of 180 patients referred to surgical consultation due to CMC1 OA were randomised to either multimodal occupational therapy including patient education, hand exercises, assistive devices and orthoses (n=90), or usual care receiving only information on OA (n=90).

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