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Hip Fracture
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Condition overview
Attributes
Incidenceis approximately 1 in 833 people
Linked signs and symptoms
5Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
9Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Medical therapy
2Lifestyle changes
1Behavioural changes
1Vitamins and minerals
1Vitamins
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
3These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological and test markers
3This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
3- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 10–25 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 10–35 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Concentration
- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 120–250 units/L; Adult ( > 16y): 100–200 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Lactate Dehydrogenase Concentration
Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Hip Fracture
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Vitamin D [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help in preventing some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Please note, this acts as a PREVENTATIVE treatment, and not necessarily symptomatic relief.
Recommendation: strongly in favor (Studies have shown that a higher intake of vitamin D can reduce the risk of hip fractures among older people following falls. However these studies have had conflicting results, and more studies are needed.)
Grade of Evidence: high quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/vitamin-d
2. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/o/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD006164/frame.html
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10824056
4. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcb.10338/abstract
5. http://pain-topics.org/pdf/vitamind-report.pdf
6. http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1185/030079908X253519
7. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article756975.ece
8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17556697
9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18065602
10. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamind.html