Publications by authors named "Stephanie Arbes"
Background: Death due to blunt trauma as a sequel of falls, as a cause of an increased life span is expected. The aim of this retrospective study was to examine the correlation between the height of fall and the frequency, the extensiveness, and the type of injuries of certain body regions and organs.
Methods: The study included 201 cases of fatal falls, which consisted 118 male and 83 female cases.
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of different prosthetic systems on the functional and radiographic outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty for fractures. This study comprised 35 patients (28 women and 7 men) with a mean age of 74 years (range, 56-88 years) who sustained 4-part fractures of the proximal humerus and were randomly allocated to 2 different groups regarding the type of prosthesis. The 2 systems used differ mainly in the type of fixation of the tuberosities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the skeletally immature patient are becoming more prevalent. The aim of this study was to describe the functional outcome and to evaluate the best management of total tears of the ACL in skeletally immature patient. Twenty consecutive, skeletally immature patients with a clinically evident rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament were followed up for a mean of 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In the geriatric population the autopsy rate is low, leading to mortality statistics often based on clinical diagnoses alone.
Objectives: To determine the clinical diagnostic accuracy rate regarding the immediate cause of death (CDARCD), the number of major underlying diseases and sole diagnoses, and general data about the immediate cause of death in geriatric hospitalized patients.
Methods: The autopsy proven immediate cause of death was compared with the clinical diagnosis in 1594 patients over 69 years of age.