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Hip Fracture - References

Citations

  1. Smith WR, et al. (2006). Musculoskeletal trauma surgery. In HB Skinner, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Orthopedics, 4th ed., pp. 81–162. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.

  2. Orosz GM, et al. (2004). Association of timing of surgery for hip fracture and patient outcomes. JAMA, 291(14): 1738–1743.

  3. Howell JR, et al. (2004). Minimally invasive hip replacement: Rationale, applied anatomy, and instrumentation. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 35(2): 107–118.

  4. Bhandari M, et al. (2003). Internal fixation compared with arthroplasty for displaced fractures of the femoral neck. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 85-A(9):1673–1681.

  5. Binder EF, et al. (2004). Effects of extended outpatient rehabilitation after hip fracture: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 492(7): 837–846.

  6. Qaseem A, et al. (2008). Pharmacologic treatment of low bone density or osteoporosis to prevent fractures: A clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine, 149(6): 404–415.

  7. National Osteoporosis Foundation (2008). Prevention. Available online: www.nof.org/prevention/index.htm.

  8. Bischoff-Ferrari HA, et al. (2004). Effect of vitamin D on falls: A meta-analysis. JAMA, 291(16): 1999–2006.

  9. Porthouse J, et al. (2005). Randomised controlled trial of calcium and supplementation with cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) for prevention of fractures in primary care. BMJ, 330(7498): 1003.

  10. Grant AM, et al. (2005). Oral vitamin D3 and calcium for secondary prevention of low-trauma fractures in elderly people (randomised evaluation of calcium or vitamin D, RECORD): A randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet, 365(9471): 1621–1628.

  11. Feskanich D, et al. (2002). Walking and leisure-time activity and risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women. JAMA, 288(18): 2300–2306.

  12. Ettinger MP (2003). Aging bone and osteoporosis: Strategies for preventing fractures in the elderly. Archives of Internal Medicine, 163(18): 2237–2246.

Other Works Consulted

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Academy of Pediatrics (2005). Fracture of the proximal femur. In LY Griffin, ed., Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care, 3rd ed., pp. 423–427. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (2007). Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement. Available online: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00404&return_link=0.

  • Fiechtner JJ (2003). Hip fracture prevention. Postgraduate Medicine, 114(3): 22–32.

  • Goldstein WM, Branson JJ (2004). Posterior-lateral approach to minimal incision total hip arthroplasty. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 35(2): 131–136.

  • Mercier LR (2000). Fractures of the hip. In Practical Orthopedics, 5th ed., pp. 172–176. St. Louis: Mosby.

  • Morris AH, Zuckerman JD (2002). National consensus conference on improving the continuum of care for patients with hip fracture. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 84-A(4): 670–674.

  • Oliver D, et al. (2007). Hip fracture, search date January 2007. Online version of Clinical Evidence (10): 1110.

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Last Updated: May 27, 2009
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