Publications by authors named "N v d Naald"
Background: Increasing life expectancy in high-income countries has been linked to a rise in fall mortality. In the Netherlands, mortality rates from falls have increased gradually from the 1950s, with some indication of stabilisation in the 1990s. For population health and clinical practice, it is important to foresee the future fall mortality trajectories.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIs the Parker Mobility Score in the older patient with a traumatic hip fracture associated with discharge disposition after surgery? A retrospective cohort study.
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
June 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between the Parker Mobility Score (PMS) and hospital discharge outcomes, particularly for geriatric patients with hip fractures, focusing on whether the PMS can predict discharge disposition and hospital length of stay.
- A dual-center retrospective analysis included 649 patients aged 70 and older, revealing that the PMS significantly influenced both discharge destination and length of hospital stay, with an 82.1% accuracy in predicting discharge decisions.
- The findings suggest that incorporating PMS into discharge planning could improve efficiency and potentially shorten hospital stays for elderly patients recovering from hip fractures.
Case: Fracture of a sesamoid bone of the thumb is rare. We report a case of such a fracture after hyperextension of the thumb in a 26-year-old woman. After a volar plate injury was excluded, she was treated nonoperatively with 5 weeks of immobilization followed by physical therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrodie's abscess is a form of osteomyelitis. Since its first appearance in the medical literature in 1832, numerous cases have been described. The aim of this article is to provide the first comprehensive overview of published cases of Brodie's abscess, and to describe diagnostic methods, therapeutic consequences and outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 33-year-old Thai born woman was referred to our tertiary referral hospital with back and epigastric pain. Investigations included abdominal ultrasound and CT scan of the abdomen which demonstrated a 3 cm cystic lesion in the head of the pancreas, most likely a mucinous cystadenoma. Because of its malignant potential resection was advised.
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