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April 01, 2009 - Patient characteristics did not reveal any specific
risk factors for intravascular PICC fracture, nor … size, insertion site, and specific medications
infused through the line significant predictors of fracture … In four cases each, the
fracture was identified by chest roentgenography or on fluoroscopy before contrast … Over the course of a case series of 1650 PICCs, fracture and embolization occurred at an incidence
of … Peripherally inserted
central catheter (PICC) fracture and embolization in the pediatric population.
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April 24, 2024 - Under Pressure: Delayed Diagnosis of Compartment
Syndrome after Lower Leg Fracture. … Under Pressure: Delayed Diagnosis of Compartment
Syndrome after Lower Leg Fracture. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/under-pressure-delayed-diagnosis-compartment-syndrome-after-lower-leg-
fracture … Imaging
showed a left tibial plateau fracture. … For example, pain and swelling after operative management of a tibial
shaft fracture can represent a
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August 26, 2020 - stenosis
(aortic valve area 0.64 cm2), was admitted to a major trauma center for a pathologic pelvic fracture … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-many-cooks-kitchen
Orthopedics considered the fracture stable based … X-rays showed an intracapsular left femoral neck fracture with severe osteopenia
secondary to renal … was prolonged due to unsuccessful epidural catheter placement and an intraoperative
periprosthetic fracture … Indeed, the need to add a plate following
fracture repair reflected this reality.
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March 07, 2018 - Orthopedics considered the fracture stable based on post-mobilization x-rays. … was prolonged due to unsuccessful epidural catheter placement and an intraoperative periprosthetic fracture … subacute phase typically have multiple comorbidities. 1,2 While the injury itself (stable pelvic fracture … Repair of an osteoporotic fracture is harder than in healthy bone: the team must be prepared for substantial … Indeed, the need to add a plate following fracture repair reflected this reality.
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May 04, 2022 - Commentary
Common and consequential fractures that should not be missed in children.
Citation Text:
Tougas C, Brimmo O. Common and consequential fractures that should not be missed in children. Pediatr Ann. 2022;51(9):e357-e363. doi:10.3928/19382359-20220706-05.
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October 31, 2023 - Imaging suggested the fracture was pathologic. … requesting a final diagnosis to
allow for discontinuation of traction and surgical resolution of the fracture … published materials, the supervising pathologist
rendered a benign pathologic diagnosis of “exuberant fracture … final
pathologic diagnosis, the surgical team proceeded with intramedullary nailing of the femoral fracture … he voiced concern to the supervising pathologist
and the orthopedic surgery team that the patient’s fracture
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September 29, 2021 - Detection of missed fractures of hand and forearm in
whole-body CT in a blinded reassessment.
September 29, 2021
Kim S, Goelz L, Münn F, et al. Detection of missed fractures of hand and forearm in whole-body CT in a
blinded reassessment. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021;22(1):589. doi:10.1186/s12891-021-04425-z.
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November 30, 2022 - Common and consequential fractures that should not be
missed in children.
November 30, 2022
Tougas C, Brimmo O. Common and consequential fractures that should not be missed in children. Pediatr
Ann. 2022;51(9):e357-e363. doi:10.3928/19382359-20220706-05.
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March 01, 2004 - dementia presented to the emergency department after a mechanical fall and was found to have a hip fracture … study of 580 patients, no patient who received venous thromboembolism prophylaxis at the time of hip fracture … Differences in mortality after fracture of hip: the east Anglian audit. BMJ. 1995;310:904-908. … any secondary diagnosis field per 100 medical and surgical discharges Postoperative hip fracture … hip from falls among hospitalized surgical patients Discharges with ICD-9-CM code for [hip fracture
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February 05, 2020 - Study
Detection of missed fractures of hand and forearm in whole-body CT in a blinded reassessment.
Citation Text:
Kim S, Goelz L, Münn F, et al. Detection of missed fractures of hand and forearm in whole-body CT in a blinded reassessment. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021;22(1):589. doi:10…
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April 22, 2020 - Racial and ethnic differences in emergency department
pain management of children with fractures.
April 22, 2020
Goyal MK, Johnson TJ, Chamberlain JM, et al. Racial and ethnic differences in emergency department
pain management of children with fractures. Pediatrics. 2020;145(5):e20193370. doi:10.1542/peds.2019-
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September 25, 2019 - The Case A 32-year-old man presented to the hospital with a comminuted midshaft femoral fracture after … Imaging suggested the fracture was pathologic. … requesting a final diagnosis to allow for discontinuation of traction and surgical resolution of the fracture … final pathologic diagnosis, the surgical team proceeded with intramedullary nailing of the femoral fracture … he voiced concern to the supervising pathologist and the orthopedic surgery team that the patient’s fracture
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October 05, 2011 - Fractures of the fingers missed or misdiagnosed on
poorly positioned or poorly taken radiographs: a
retrospective study.
October 5, 2011
Tuncer S, Aksu N, Dilek H, et al. Fractures of the fingers missed or misdiagnosed on poorly positioned or
poorly taken radiographs: a retrospective study. J Trauma. 2011;71(3):64…
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August 05, 2015 - Evaluation for occult fractures in injured children.
August 5, 2015
Wood JN, French B, Song L, et al. Evaluation for Occult Fractures in Injured Children. Pediatrics.
2015;136(2):232-40. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-3977.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-occult-fractures-injured-children
This study assessed an err…
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July 01, 2011 - year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted with a left hip fracture … surgical procedures was comanaged, usually by a hospitalist.( 2 ) Like the 77-year-old patient with a hip fracture … failed to improve mortality and 30-day readmission rates in patients undergoing neurosurgery or hip fracture … Effects of a hospitalist model on elderly patients with hip fracture.
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September 22, 2021 - trainees were presented with a case involving an 18-month-old African American child with a spiral fracture … of the left lower leg (a common ‘toddler fracture’).
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June 01, 2012 - year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted with a left
hip fracture … surgical procedures was comanaged, usually by a
hospitalist.(2) Like the 77-year-old patient with a hip fracture … failed to improve mortality and 30-day readmission rates in
patients undergoing neurosurgery or hip fracture … Effects of a hospitalist model on elderly patients with hip
fracture.
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December 01, 2007 - dementia presented to the
emergency department after a mechanical fall and was found to have a hip fracture … study of 580
patients, no patient who received venous thromboembolism prophylaxis at the time of hip fracture … Differences in mortality after fracture of hip: the east
Anglian audit. BMJ. 1995;310:904-908. … 512.1 in any secondary
diagnosis field per 100 medical and surgical discharges
Postoperative hip
fracture … diagnosis codes for
trauma, seizure, metastatic cancer, or other conditions that
could cause hip fracture
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November 18, 2016 - Compression Fracture With an aging population and better treatment options for osteoporosis, compression … 4% of LBP cases.( 3 ) Being less than 50 years of age significantly lowers the odds of compression fracture … , while being over 70 increases the odds of compression fracture.( 2 ) A history of trauma is not particularly … useful, and it does not markedly alter the odds of compression fracture.( 2 ) Corticosteroid use is … a fairly specific risk factor for compression fractures; compression fracture needs to be strongly considered
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April 06, 2022 - Of these events, three-quarters resulted in hip fracture and
20% led to death.