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Novel conservative approach to high surgical risk frail proximal femur Fractures.
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Author(s)
Koizia, Alexander
Abuown, Ala
Vowles, Julie
Smith, Damien
Koizia, Louis J
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
One of the major impacts following a neck of femur fracture is pain. Most patients (nearly all) undergo an operation. This usually includes the frailest terminal patients and deemed a palliative procedure to reduce ongoing pain. The operation comes with risks and can reduce life expectancy in these patients and result in prolonged hospital admission, delirium, and postoperative complications. This case highlights a novel approach to managing the frailest end-of-life patients that does not require them to undergo a conventional operation. The case resulted in a quick discharge from hospital and for the patient and family to maximise the time out of hospital, with a reduced analgesic burden and a peaceful passing away. We feel that this could be an alternative, more humane option for such patients.
Date Issued
2020-06-23
Date Acceptance
2020-06-16
Citation
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2020, 2020
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/85933
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8847080
ISSN
2090-6749
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Journal / Book Title
Case Reports in Orthopedics
Volume
2020
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Alexander Koizia et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
License URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32655961
Publication Status
Published online
Coverage Spatial
United States
Article Number
ARTN 8847080
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