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Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients.
Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Galivanche AR, Bagi PS, Zogg CK, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 1377-1384. PMID: 30295535, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b10.bjj-2018-0489.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-bearing restrictionsLength of stayAdverse eventsPostoperative weight-bearing restrictionsMajor adverse eventsEvidence-based guidelinesBone Joint JOperating theatreMultivariate regression analysisMultivariate oddsFrail patientsThromboembolic eventsElderly patientsHip fractureGeriatric patientsProcedural characteristicsInclusion criteriaPatientsGreater riskProcedural factorsHipReadmissionDeliriumTransfusionSurgery
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Band saw injury in a butcher
Rubin LE, Miki RA, Taksali S, Bernstein RA. Band saw injury in a butcher. Occupational Medicine 2007, 57: 383-385. PMID: 17404393, DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqm019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal fingertip amputationsOptimal patient outcomesRelevant search termsTranscutaneous inoculationWound infectionHand injuriesAntibiotic treatmentPatient outcomesFingertip amputationsAmputation injuriesTreatment planMeat workersMEDLINE databaseOccupational injuriesInjuryGreater riskMedical literatureOpen exposureBlade injuriesAmputationSearch termsOccupational environmentPorcine pathogensEnvironmental floraRaw pork meat