ArticleGeriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation2018
Demographic Study of Hip Fractures in the Maltese Islands.
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- Epidemiology, patient outcome and complications after non-operative management of hip fracture: a systematic review.Anaesthesia · 2025Pooled it
- Hip Fractures in Malta: Are we Missing an Opportunity?Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Risk Factors Associated With Hip Fractures among Adult People in Babylon City, Iraq.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionDespite hip fractures being a great public health burden, only few studies have analyzed the relationship between hip fracture incidence and socioeconomic status. Many studies found an association; however, results are in part conflicting.
objectiveTo analyze the impact of regional-level socioeconomic status on the incidence of hip fractures in the Maltese Islands.
methodAll individuals older than 50 years who presented to the acute care hospitals in Malta and Gozo with low-energy hip fractures between December 1, 2015, and November 30, 2016, were selected. Data on individual demographics, hip fracture type, surgical intervention, and hospital stay were collected. The percentage of hip fracture and socioeconomic status of each region in the Maltese Islands were calculated. These were then analyzed for any statistical association.
resultsA moderate negative correlation (
conclusionDespite the Maltese Islands having a small population (429 344 people) and a free universal national health service, our results show that districts with low socioeconomic status had a higher incidence of hip fracture. Further studies using individual socioeconomic data and longer duration are required.
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