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accepted. However, optimal treatment for geriatric fractures remains controversial. Geriatric patients are particularly at risk of poor outcomes following ankle fractures due to frequent multimorbidity, poor peripheral blood supply and osteoporosis ( 6 , 7
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Introduction The incidence of geriatric acetabular fractures has been reported to be 14% of all acetabular fractures ( 1 ) and 24% in patients aged over 60 years in the United States ( 2 ). This fast-expanding population increases 2.4-fold
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ankle fractures has so far not been proven ( 4 ). However, there seems to be a positive correlation between bone mineral density and ankle fractures of the elderly ( 5 , 6 ). Furthermore, in the geriatric population, changes of the neurovascular status
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that reversal of warfarin-associated coagulopathy with vitamin K and/or FFP is not associated with a greater rate of post-operative complications in the high-risk geriatric population of patients with hip fractures and was found to be a safe alternative
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Introduction After the hip and distal radius, ankle fragility fractures (FFs) are the third most common type of fracture in the geriatric population, with an incidence of 184 cases per 100,000 population in the elderly per year ( 1 ). Despite
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is healthier and more active 8 , 12 and presents a major public healthcare issue. 13 Globally, the management of hip fractures may serve as an indicator of the quality of care of the geriatric population. 4 FNFs are associated with
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investigation. Epidemiology of pelvic ring fractures About 3% of all fractures affect the pelvic ring. 9 , 10 However, a Swedish study in the early 1990s showed that the incidence of pelvic ring fractures notably increases in geriatric patients
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. Suicidal jumper’s fracture – sacral fractures and spinopelvic instability: a case series . J Med Case Rep 2018 ; 12 : 186 . 21. Pulley BR Cotman SB Fowler TT . Surgical fixation of geriatric sacral U-type insufficiency
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tibial plate ( n = 5) Corticocancellous autograft from iliac bone ( n = 10) Metwaly & Zakaria (31) Prospective 23 Isolated, closed, osteoporotic distal femoral fracture in geriatric patients (>60 years).A3 ( n = 3), C1 ( n = 2), C2