ArticleGeriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation2019
The Relationship Between BMI and Stability of Intertrochanteric Fracture Following Low-Energy Falls. A Retrospective Cohort Study.
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- Pelvic insufficiency fractures after radiation therapy for pelvic cancer in female patients: an updated meta-analysis of 11,272 patients.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Malnutrition in Older Hip Fracture Patients: Prevalence, Pathophysiology, Clinical Outcomes, and Treatment-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Risk factors influencing fracture characteristics in postoperative periprosthetic femoral fractures around cemented stems in total hip arthroplasty : a multicentre observational cohort study on 584 fractures.Bone & joint open · 2021Article
- The Association between High Body Mass Index and Early Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Proximal Femur Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- A Comparison of Dynamic Hip Screw and Two Cannulated Screws in the Treatment of Undisplaced Intracapsular Neck Fractures-Two-Year Follow-Up of 453 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionIntertrochanteric proximal femur fractures are common injuries in the elderly. Certain patterns are considered unstable and confer increased risks. Risk factors for these patterns are not well defined. We sought to determine whether increased body mass index (BMI) was associated with increased risk of sustaining an unstable pattern intertrochanteric (IT) fracture following low-energy trauma.
resultsFour hundred fifty-two patients were identified. No difference was found between fracture stability when BMI of 25 was used as a cutoff. However, when a BMI of 30 was used as a cutoff, there was a trend of difference (relative difference 30%) in rates of fracture type favoring unstable patterns in the obese group. This difference approached but did not reach statistical significance ( DISCUSSION: Unstable type IT fractures were found more frequently in the obese cohort (BMI >30) than those who were not obese.
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