Publications by authors named "Loran Salamone"
J Bone Miner Res
May 2009
Article Synopsis
- Severe hip fractures, like displaced femoral neck (FN) and unstable intertrochanteric (IT) fractures, lead to worse outcomes, and the risk factors for these severe types are not widely studied.
- A study was conducted on women with hip fractures, analyzing preoperative radiographs to categorize FN fractures using the Garden System and IT fractures using the Kyle System; they found that older age and low bone mineral density (BMD) were significant risk factors for more severe fractures.
- The results showed that low BMD correlated more strongly with undisplaced FN and stable IT fractures, while corticosteroid use and Parkinson's disease were linked to specific types of fractures, but self-reported circumstances were similar across all fracture types.
