Hip fracture surgery within 48 hours – a reachable recommendation?

Gomes, Patrícia; Felicíssimo, Paulo; Amaral, Fernando; Pato, Marco; Catarina, Pereira; Gamelas, Patrícia

doi:10.1016/j.rcot.2017.09.208

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“…In fact, hip fractures if treated surgically within 48 h of admission yield better results. In the cases of hip fracture, immediate surgery is suggested irrespective of the chronological age and functional status of the patient [22].…”

Section: Post-hip Surgery Vs Conservative Managementmentioning

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Fall: A Geriatric Syndrome with Endless Agony

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2019

Health and Wellbeing in Late Life

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It was the winter of 2012. At 5 AM, Mr. Satya Sharma suddenly ran towards the kitchen after hearing an abnormal sound."What happened? I heard some loud noise". "Oh! Nothing. It was just the biscuit container", replied Sita Devi. "I thought you fell", said Mr. Sharma. Ms. Sita Devi, wife of Mr. Sharma, would always wake up at 5 am, even in the chilling winters, and then she would bathe in the Ganges, the holiest river of India, and pray. After some preliminary puja, she was preparing tea for Mr. Sharma, who had the habit of having tea before the morning puja. This is a story of a Brahmin family who were residents of the holy city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, which is also probably one of the oldest cities in the human history. Mr. Satya Sharma was a retired school teacher, and his previous four generations had also been from Varanasi. His grandfather, father and uncle were Pandits at Lord Shiva's Kashi Temple. Mr. Sharma was a peace-loving citizen with an uneventful life. Although Lord Shiva did not bless them with a child, they were not living an unsatisfied life. His wife, Ms. Sita Devi, was a polite and disciplined lady who spent her whole life taking care of her husband and family. When I inquired about routine health check-ups of Ms. Sita Devi, Mr. Sharma casually replied, "She never had any health problems in her life time. So, she never visited any doctor except the free health camps". Indeed, Mr. Sharma's response is not surprising as it is the usual and predominant attitude of older adults from villages and small towns. Their awareness about regular health check-ups is abysmally low. Routine screening of silent noncommunicable disease like hypertension, diabetes, coronary diseases or functional and cognitive capacity is restricted to the educated class or if it is under some employer's scheme.Ms. Sita Devi did not have any dizziness or blurred vision before she fell. As the water was boiling on the kettle, she stood up immediately, within a fraction of seconds, and was unaware whether she had lost consciousness. But she thought that it

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Section: Post-hip Surgery Vs Conservative Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fall: A Geriatric Syndrome with Endless Agony

Chatterjee

2019

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Hip fracture surgery within 48 hours – a reachable recommendation?

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Fall: A Geriatric Syndrome with Endless Agony

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