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Paul C. Willems
Researcher at Maastricht University Medical Centre
Publications - 141
Citations - 2949
Paul C. Willems is an academic researcher from Maastricht University Medical Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Spinal fusion. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 126 publications receiving 2325 citations. Previous affiliations of Paul C. Willems include Maastricht University.
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Fracture liaison service: impact on subsequent nonvertebral fracture incidence and mortality.
Kirsten M.B. Huntjens,Tineke A. C. M. van Geel,Joop P. W. van den Bergh,Svenhjalmar van Helden,Paul C. Willems,Bjorn Winkens,John A. Eisman,Piet Geusens,Peter R. Brink +8 more
TL;DR: A fracture liaison service appears to be a successful approach to reduce the number of subsequent fractures and premature mortality in this cohort of patients.
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Single or double‐level anterior interbody fusion techniques for cervical degenerative disc disease
Wilco C. H. Jacobs,Paul C. Willems,Jacques van Limbeek,Ronald H. M. A. Bartels,P.W. Pavlov,Patricia G. Anderson,F. Cumhur Oner +6 more
TL;DR: There is low quality evidence that iliac crest autograft appears to be the better technique for pain relief and functional improvement in patients with single- or double-level degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, when ignoring fusion rates and looking at complication rates.
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A proposed set of metrics for standardized outcome reporting in the management of low back pain
R. Carter Clement,Adina Welander,Caleb Stowell,Thomas D. Cha,John Li-Tat Chen,Michelle Davies,Jeremy Fairbank,Kevin T. Foley,Martin Gehrchen,Olle Hägg,Wilco C. H. Jacobs,Richard Kahler,Safdar N. Khan,Isador H. Lieberman,Beth Morisson,Donna D. Ohnmeiss,Wilco C. Peul,Neal H Shonnard,Matthew Smuck,Tore Solberg,Björn Strömqvist,Miranda L. van Hooff,Ajay D. Wasan,Paul C. Willems,William Yeo,Peter Fritzell +25 more
TL;DR: The outcome measures recommended here are structured around specific etiologies of LBP, span a patient’s entire cycle of care, and allow for risk adjustment, and can be expected to facilitate meaningful comparisons and ultimately provide a continuous feedback loop, enabling ongoing improvements in quality of care.
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The effects of insole configurations on forefoot plantar pressure and walking convenience in diabetic patients with neuropathic feet.
Nick A. Guldemond,Pieter Leffers,Nicolaas C. Schaper,Antal P Sanders,Fred H. M. Nieman,Paul C. Willems,Geert H I M Walenkamp +6 more
TL;DR: The basic insole and a standard support received the best ratings for walking convenience and gradually worsened by adding extra support, a varus wedge and a dome, which seems to be the best choice for the construction of insoles.
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Contributors to secondary osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases in patients presenting with a clinical fracture.
Sandrine P. G. Bours,Tineke A. C. M. van Geel,Piet Geusens,Piet Geusens,Marcel J. W. Janssen,Heinrich M. J. Janzing,Ge A. Hoffland,Paul C. Willems,Joop P. W. van den Bergh +8 more
TL;DR: Systematic screening of patients with a recent fracture identifies those in whom potentially reversible contributors to SECOB and calcium and vitamin D deficiency are present and more than 90% of patients have an inadequate vitamin D status and/or calcium intake.