Publications by authors named "Romesh Tirimanna"

Background: The incidence of hip fractures in the elderly is increasing. Minimally displaced and undisplaced hip fractures can be treated with either internal fixation or hemiarthroplasty.

Objectives: To identify the revision rate of internal fixation and hemiarthroplasty in patients 60 years or older with Garden I or II hip fractures and to identify risk factors associated with each method.

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 has been associated with a plethora of different manifestations of systems affected (including pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and thrombotic disease) and time to presentation of complications. Pneumothorax has been established as a complication in the literature. However, tension pneumothorax remains a rare presentation with higher mortality.

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