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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
January 2025
Department of Orthopedics, Huanggang Central Hospital of Yangtze University, Huanggang, 438000, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Background: The number of patients with hip and femoral fractures is increasing and is expected to further increase in upcoming years due to the ageing population and the life expectancy of the general population. In this analysis, we aimed to systematically assess the post-operative complications associated with the pre-operative use of Aspirin in patients undergoing surgery for hip or femoral fracture.
Methods: Common online databases: Google Scholar, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Cochrane database, EMBASE ( www.
JAMA Neurol
November 2024
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Importance: How epilepsy may promote cardiovascular disease remains poorly understood.
Objective: To estimate the odds of new-onset cardiovascular events (CVEs) over 6 years in older people with vs without epilepsy, exploring how enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications (EIASMs) and traditional cardiovascular risk factors mediate these odds.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This was a prospective cohort study using the comprehensive cohort of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), with 6 years of follow-up (2015-2021, analysis performed in December 2023).
J Orthop Surg Res
January 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050051, P.R. China.
Background: Systemic inflammation biomarkers have been widely shown to be associated with infection. This study aimed to construct a nomogram based on systemic inflammation biomarkers and traditional prognostic factors to assess the risk of surgical site infection (SSI) after hip fracture in the elderly.
Methods: Data were retrospectively collected from patients over 60 with acute hip fractures who underwent surgery and were followed for more than 12 months between June 2017 and June 2022 at a tertiary referral hospital.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China.
Background: This study investigated the clinical efficacy of Double INFIX for the treatment of unstable pelvic fractures.
Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 23 patients with unstable pelvic fractures treated using the Double INFIX minimally invasive technique. The cohort included five cases of Tile B1 type, eight cases of B2 type, six cases of B3 type, three cases of C1 type and one case of type C2.
Medicine (Baltimore)
January 2025
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Baicheng Medical College, Baicheng, Jilin Province, China.
Background: This study aimed to assess the comparative effectiveness of massage combined with lifestyle intervention and lifestyle intervention alone in patients with simple obesity.
Methods: The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP Database, and Wanfang Data were searched. Meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines.
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