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Hip fractures in Spain. How are we? Systematic review and meta-analysis of the published registries.

Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol

October 2024

Artro-Esport, Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona, España; Departamento de Cirugía, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.

Article Synopsis
  • Spain is projected to have the highest life expectancy, highlighting the importance of improving care for hip fractures, which are common in older adults.
  • A systematic review of 55,680 hip fracture cases over the last decade revealed that 75% of patients were women, with a 64.7-hour average surgical delay and high rates of postoperative complications like delirium.
  • Recommendations suggest that less than half of hip fracture patients receive timely surgery, indicating a need for standardized management practices to enhance healthcare quality and improve outcomes.
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of aspirin versus low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and/or total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Materials And Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Sixteen studies were selected.

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Objective: To compare medium- and long-term postoperative surgical results, especially the adjacent syndrome rate, adverse event rate, and reoperation rate, of patients operated on with cervical arthroplasty or anterior cervical arthrodesis in published randomized clinical trials (RCTs), at one cervical level.

Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Thirteen RCTs were selected.

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Is informed consent just a signature on a piece of paper?

Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol

September 2023

Unidad de Columna Vertebral, Servicio de Traumatología y Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital Universitario de Mutua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, España.

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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of aspirin versus low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and/or total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Materials And Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Sixteen studies were selected.

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Objective: To compare medium- and long-term postoperative surgical results, especially the adjacent syndrome rate, adverse event rate, and reoperation rate, of patients operated on with cervical arthroplasty or anterior cervical arthrodesis in published randomized clinical trials (RCTs), at one cervical level.

Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Thirteen RCTs were selected.

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