Year: 1992
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The authors have reported on orthopaedic diseases associated with chronic renal faiiure treated with hemodialysis at Sasebo General Hospital for the last five years. The subjects were 16 cases of 14 patients, 9 cases were fractures, 2 were ruptures of the quadriceps tendon, 2 were tumoral calcinosis, and 3 cases were carpal tunnel syndrome.Surgical treatment was applied in 13 cases, the rest were treated conservatively. Infection, mental disturbance, and hypovolemic shock were recognized as postoperative complications in the fracture group.
Source: Orthopedics & Traumatology
Authors: Katuya Fujimoto, Hideaki Kira, Hiroshi Maeda, Hiroshi Fujiki, Yoshikazu Ninomiya, Yuji Ikeno
Institutions: Sasebo City General Hospital, Nagasaki University
Language: English
Subfield: Nephrology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2331948435