hip fracture
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhipandfracture
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hip
adjective
uk/hɪp/us/hɪp/
fashionable:
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fracture
noun[C]
uk/ˈfræk.tʃər/us/ˈfræk.tʃɚ/
a break or crack in something hard, especially ...
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(Definition ofhipandfracturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhip fracture
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For those patients with a diagnosis ofhipfracture, the design was retrospective because of the urgent nature of the process.
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Patients' functional level before and afterhipfracturewas estimated according to their mobility and ability to perform basic and instrumental activities of daily living.
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However, in the older group, thehipfractureincidence was 4.2% with risedronate and 5.1% with placebo.
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The association ofhipfracturewith fall characteristics suggests that further definition of neurological disability is required and measures put in place to prevent falls.
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Ten-year risk ofhipfractureat age seventy was 4.29% (1.78%) for females (males).
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Withhipfracture, for example, blood clots are a complication that appears in more than every second case.
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Estimating the cost ofhipfractureand potential savings.
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The cost savings reflects the high incidence rate ofhipfractureamong this population and the low cost of the intervention.
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Delirium is independently associated with poor functional recovery afterhipfracture.
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Does hypogonadism contribute to the occurrence of a minimal traumahipfracturein elderly men?
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Predictors of functional recovery one year following hospital discharge forhipfracture: a prospective study.
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Reliability of parathyroid hormone measurements in the period immediately followinghipfracture.
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This means that benefits of a preventedhipfracturemay be carried over too long a period; therefore, our findings may be overly optimistic.
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The direct cost for primary care was 1% of the total direct cost for ahipfracture(5).
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The quality of life in subsequent years after ahipfracturewas assumed to be 90 percent of that of a healthy individual (25).
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Thehipfracturerisk reduction was assumed, during treatment, to be 40 or 50% (19;20;26).
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As with any preventive measure, not all those purchasing and using hip protectors would suffer ahipfracturewithout them.
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Walking and leisure-time activity and risk ofhipfracturein postmenopausal women.
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