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Nuti R

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The assessment of vertebral fractures in elderly women with recent hip fractures: the BREAK Study

2012

This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of vertebral fractures in elderly women with a recent hip fracture. The burden of vertebral fractures expressed by the Spinal Deformity Index (SDI) is more strictly associated with the trochanteric than the cervical localization of hip fracture and may influence short-term functional outcomes. INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of vertebral fractures in elderly women with recent hip fracture and to assess whether the burden of vertebral fractures may be differently associated with trochanteric hip fractures with respect to cervical hip fractures. METHODS: We studied 689 Italian women aged 60 years or over with …

medicine.medical_specialtyEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismOsteoporosisDentistryWalkingelderlySeverity of Illness Indexvertebral fracture; hip fracture; elderly; osteoporosis; burdenThoracic VertebraeburdenHip fractureInternal medicinemedicinePrevalenceHumansLife StyleSpinal deformity indexCervical fractureTrochanteric fractureAgedAged 80 and overHip fractureLumbar VertebraeCervical fracturebusiness.industryHip FracturesSettore MED/34 - Medicina Fisica E RiabilitativaMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseosteoporosisRheumatologyRadiographyItalyOrthopedic surgerycervical fracutre hip fracture spinal deformity index trochanteric fracture vertebral fractureSpinal deformitySpinal FracturesFemaleVertebral fracturebusinessOsteoporotic Fractures
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Gender-differences in disease distribution and outcome in hospitalized elderly: data from the REPOSI study.

2014

none 330 Women live longer and outnumber men. On the other hand, older women develop more chronic diseases and conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis and depression, leading to a greater number of years of living with disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe whether or not there are gender differences in the demographic profile, disease distribution and outcome in a population of hospitalized elderly people.Retrospective observational study including all patients recruited for the REPOSI study in the year 2010. Analyses are referred to the whole group and gender categorization was applied.A total of 1380 hospitalized elderly subjects, 50.5\% women and 49.5\% men, were conside…

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