People who have vertebral fractures appear to be at increased risk of severe COVID-19, said new study.
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Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
‘People who have vertebral fractures appear to be at an increased risk of severe COVID-19.’
Vertebral fractures occur when the bony block or vertebral body in the spine collapses, leading to severe pain, deformity, and height loss. The causes of vertebral fractures include osteoporosis. These fractures are prevalent in patients with coronavirus and influence cardiorespiratory function and disease outcomes. These fractures are a marker of frailty.
"A simple thoracic x-ray can detect these fractures and morphometric evaluation should be performed in COVID-19 patients at hospital admission," said the study's corresponding author, Andrea Giustina, M.D., Director of the Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences of the San Raffaele Vita-Salute University and IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milano, Italy.
Compound Fractures | Open Fractures - Symptoms, Diagnosis,Treatment
Compound Fracture is an injury that occurs when a fracture directly communicates with the external environment through an open wound. Compound fractures are also called open fractures.
Compound Fracture is an injury that occurs when a fracture directly communicates with the external environment through an open wound. Compound fractures are also called open fractures.
They needed ventilators and twice as likely to die compared to individuals without fractures. The mortality (death) rate was higher in patients with severe fractures.
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