Browsing by Subject "Fractures"

Now showing items 1-2 of 2

Early short-term postoperative mechanical failures of current ceramic-on-ceramic bearing total hip arthroplasties

Fernández-Fairén, Mariano; Torres-Perez, Ana; Pérez Antoñanzas, Roman; Punset Fuste, Miquel; Molmeneu Trias, Meritxell; Ortiz-Hernández, Monica; Manero Planella, José María; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier (Materials, 2020)

Although ceramic-on-ceramic (CoC) bearings have been shown to produce the smallest amount of wear volume in vitro as well as in vivo studies when used for total hip arthroplasties (THA), concerns about ...
Effects of COVID-19 confinement on the incidence and mortality of major osteoporotic fractures: an observational study in Catalonia, Spain

Surís, Xavier; Vela, Emili; Clèries, Montserrat; Llargués Rocabruna, Esteve; Camins, Jordi; Larrosa, Marta (Archives of Osteoporosis, 2022)

Summary: There is little information on how the COVID-19 lockdown influenced the epidemiology of major osteoporotic fractures (MOF). We analyzed the incidence and mortality of MOF in 2020 compared with ...