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Osteoporosis predisposes for a higher risk of hip fracture and its treatment is frequently underprescribed. Our purpose was to assess the relation between having a second hip fracture and receiving osteoporosis treatment. Also to assess the relation between this second fracture and using central nervous system drugs or being institutionalised.We reviewed all the patients that were admitted to our...
Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVS) is a synovial proliferation disorder of uncertain aetiology, with some controversy as regards its proper treatment. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the functional outcome and recurrence rate in a series of patients diagnosed with both the diffuse and the localised types of PVS and treated by arthroscopic resection.Twenty-four patients diagnosed with...
Questionnaires measuring health-related quality of life are difficult to perform and obtain for patients and professionals. Computerised tools are now available to collect this information. The objective of this study was to assess the ability of patients undergoing total knee replacement to fill in health-related quality-of-life questionnaires using a telematic platform.Ninety eight consecutive patients...
The principal objective was to determine the incidence rate of adverse drug events (ADEs) in hospitalised patients and evaluate the event prevention percentage.Multi-centre, prospective observational study lasting 4 months, performed in 5 hospitals providing different levels of care. We included all adult patients who were admitted to one of the selected centres for longer than 48 hours and who required...
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