"Hip Fractures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Fractures of the FEMUR HEAD; the FEMUR NECK; (FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES); the trochanters; or the inter- or subtrochanteric region. Excludes fractures of the acetabulum and fractures of the femoral shaft below the subtrochanteric region (FEMORAL FRACTURES).
| Descriptor ID |
D006620
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.404.061.425 C26.531.750 C26.558.276.425
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hip Fractures" by people in Profiles.
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Sub-acute hyponatraemia more than chronic hyponatraemia is associated with serious falls and hip fractures. Intern Med J. 2020 09; 50(9):1100-1108.
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Mild prolonged chronic hyponatremia and risk of hip fracture in the elderly. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 10; 31(10):1662-9.
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Senior Managed Care System for Hip Fracture in the United States. Clin Orthop Surg. 2016 Mar; 8(1):19-28.
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Towards the revival of alkaline phosphatase for the management of bone disease, mortality and hip fractures. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2014 Aug; 29(8):1450-2.
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Is chronic hyponatremia a novel risk factor for hip fracture in the elderly? Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Oct; 27(10):3725-31.
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Risk of fractures following cataract surgery in Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA. 2012 Aug 01; 308(5):493-501.
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Age-related macular degeneration is associated with an increased risk of hip fractures in the Medicare database. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Dec; 142(6):1081-3.