Paediatric fracture clinic re-design: Incorporating a virtual fracture clinic.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.08.006
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The use of virtual fracture clinics (VFCs) and home management protocols is increasing. The main aim of this research is to determine whether a paediatric home management programme and VFC can be used safely… read more here.
Keywords: home management; fracture; virtual fracture; fracture clinic ... See more keywords
Virtual Fracture Clinics in Orthopaedic Surgery - A Systematic Review of Current Evidence.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.11.001
Abstract: AIMS Approximately 75% of fractures are simple, stable injuries which are often unnecessarily immobilised with subsequent repeated radiographs at numerous fracture clinic visits. In 2014, the Glasgow Fracture Pathway offered an alternative virtual fracture clinic… read more here.
Keywords: fracture clinics; fracture; systematic review; virtual fracture ... See more keywords
What Is the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury in Fracture Clinic Patients?
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DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000002329
Abstract: Abstract Background Individuals in violent intimate relationships are at a high risk of sustaining both orthopaedic fractures and traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the fracture clinic may be the first place that concurrent intimate partner… read more here.
Keywords: fracture clinic; prevalence; tbi; ipv tbi ... See more keywords
Implementation of a clinical pathway for osteoporosis management within an Orthopaedic Fracture Clinic
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.17876
Abstract: A fracture liaison service (FLS) is a multidisciplinary system approach to reducing subsequent fracture risk in patients with a recent fragility fracture. This study investigated the utility of an alternate model delivered by orthopaedic surgeons… read more here.
Keywords: within orthopaedic; fracture; fracture clinic; orthopaedic fracture ... See more keywords
Trauma Assessment Clinic: A virtual fracture clinic model that delivers on its PROMise!
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DOI: 10.1177/1357633x221076695
Abstract: BACKGROUND The use of virtual fracture clinics across the United Kingdom and Ireland is growing and have been shown in an increasing number of studies to be safe, cost-effective and associated with good functional outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: fracture; fracture clinic; trauma assessment; virtual fracture ... See more keywords
The construction and implementation of a clinical decision‐making algorithm reduces the cost of adult fracture clinic visits by up to £104,800 per year: a quality improvement study
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DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0276
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Inappropriate referrals to the new patient fracture clinic unnecessarily consume hospital resources and many hospitals lack clear guidelines as to what should be referred. Many of these injuries can be definitively managed by the… read more here.
Keywords: fracture; cost; decision making; making algorithm ... See more keywords
How reconfiguration of a minor injuries unit has affected service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective analysis.
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DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0359
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Redeployment of orthopaedic consultants to a minor injuries unit (MIU) during the COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to assess the impact of early senior specialist input on patient management. METHODS Patient demographics, diagnosis,… read more here.
Keywords: period; fracture clinic; injuries unit; covid pandemic ... See more keywords