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Epidemiology of fractures of the proximal third of the femur in elderly patients.
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- PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURE IN OLDER ADULTS: CORRELATION BETWEEN SURGICAL TREATMENT TIME AND MORTALITY.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2025Article
- DO OLDER PATIENTS "WARN" THAT THEY WILL SUFFER A NEW FRACTURE?Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2023Article
- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PROXIMAL FEMORAL FRACTURES IN OLDER ADULTS AT THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN COTIA - SP, BRAZIL.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2022Article
- Metabolic Shock in Elderly Pertrochanteric or Intertrochanteric Surgery. Comparison of Three Surgical Methods. Is there a Much Safer?Romanian journal of anaesthesia and intensive care · 2020Article
- Outcomes of Fast-Track Multidisciplinary Care of Hip Fractures in Veterans: A Geriatric Hip Fracture Program Report.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2019Article
- Evaluation of the Laboratorial Profile of Elderlies with Proximal Femur Fracture by Low Energy Mechanism.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2019Article
- Analysis of the Morbidimortality of Patients with Peritrochanteric Fractures Surgically Treated with Proximal Femoral Intramedullary Rod.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2019Article
- In-Hospital Mortality following Proximal Femur Fractures in Elderly Population.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Article
- Efficacy of Low Volume Ultrasound-guided and Neurostimulation-aided Lumbosacral Plexus Block in Octogenarians Undergoing Proximal Femoral Nailing Surgery: A Pilot Study.Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
- BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE FIXATION IN SYNTHETIC BONE.Acta ortopedica brasileiraArticle
- Radiographic anatomy of the proximal femur: femoral neck fractureRevista brasileira de ortopediaArticle
- Primary and secondary osteoporotic fractures prophylaxis: evaluation of a prospective cohort.Revista brasileira de ortopediaArticle
- Hyponatremia in elderly patients with fragility fractures of the proximal femur: a cross-sectional study.Jornal brasileiro de nefrologiaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis was an epidemiological study on fractures of the proximal third of the femur in elderly patients who were treated at a teaching hospital in the central region of São Paulo.
methodsThe subjects were patients over the age of 60 years who were attended over a 1-year period. A questionnaire seeking basic sociodemographic data and information on comorbidities presented and medications used was drawn up. The circumstances of the fractures and their characteristics, the treatment instituted and the intra-hospital mortality rate were evaluated.
resultsThe 113 patients included in the study presented a mean age of 79 years. The ratio between the sexes was three women to each man. Only 30.4% of the patients reported having osteoporosis and only 0.9% had had treatment for the disease. Low-energy trauma was the cause of 92.9% of the fractures. Femoral neck fractures accounted for 42.5% of the fractures and trochanteric fractures, 57.5%. Five patients did not undergo operations; 39 underwent joint replacement; and 69 underwent osteosynthesis. The mean length of hospital stay was 13.5 days and the mean length of waiting time until surgery was 7 days. The intra-hospital mortality rate was 7.1%.
conclusionThe patients attended at this institution presented an epidemiological profile similar to what is found in the Brazilian literature. Chronic kidney failure is a significant factor with regard to intra-hospital mortality. Preventive measures such as early diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and regular physical activity practices were not implemented.
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