study, therefore, we examine the latest evidence on the management of elderly patients with hip fractures requiring surgery taking anticoagulants in terms of reversal protocols, their impact on the timing of surgery and outcomes. Platelet
Marilena Giannoudi and Peter V Giannoudis
Daniel Petek, Didier Hannouche, and Domizio Suva
intravascular coagulation and the second one attributes the ischaemia to extravascular compression. Intravascular coagulation can occur as the end result of local vascular impairment; vascular occlusion occurs because of thrombus formation due to abnormally
Philippe Hernigou, Victor Housset, Jacques Pariat, Arnaud Dubory, and Charles Henri Flouzat Lachaniette
due to a microvascular occlusion related to a disturbance of red cell architecture and haemoglobin S polymerization. Reduced deformability in deoxygenated patients leads to an increased risk of coagulation in small vessels. The incidence of hip
Sylvain Steinmetz, Anne-Laure Rougemont, and Robin Peter
the fundamental principles of treatment and management. Clinical features Clinical presentation of PVNS is non-specific and its diagnosis therefore requires a high index of suspicion. Pain is its main symptom. 7 The pain progresses in
