ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2020
Characteristics and outcomes of osteoporotic hip fractures: treatment gaps in a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Saudi Arabia: 2023 key updates from the Saudi Osteoporosis Society.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Pooled it
- Osteoporotic hip and vertebral fractures in the Arab region: a systematic review.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2021Pooled it
- Comparative outcomes of osteoporotic fracture management between tertiary hospitals and fracture liaison services in Malaysia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The management of osteoporosis in hospitalized patients with fragility hip fractures in western Saudi Arabia: a real-world tertiary center experience.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- Development and evaluation of a multidisciplinary intervention program for osteoporotic hip fractures in the elderly.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators to early mobilisation and weight-bearing as tolerated after hip fracture surgery among older adults in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study.Age and ageing · 2024Article
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- Characteristics of Elderly Hip Fracture Patients in Jordan: A Multicenter Epidemiological Study.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Estimated Direct Medical Cost of Osteoporosis in Saudi Arabia: A Single-Center Retrospective Cost Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Vitamin D Metabolites and Sex Steroid Indices in Postmenopausal Women with and without Low Bone Mass.Metabolites · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundHip fracture is the most clinically devastating and economically important complication of osteoporosis. Pain, suffering, loss of mobility and independence are some of the devastating consequences of hip fractures. The present study aimed to determine the main characteristics and outcomes of patients with osteoporotic hip fracture and treatment gaps at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
methodsThis is a single-center, retrospective cohort study analyzing charts of patients > 45 years who were admitted for hip fracture secondary to low-grade trauma from 2008 to 2012.
resultsA total of 264 patients (50.4% males and 49.6% females) were included. The most common fracture types were trochanter (49%) and femoral neck (46%). History of falls was documented in 115 (43.6%) patients. Bone mineral density (BMD) was assessed in only 41 (15.5%) patients. Majority underwent surgery (92%). Surgical complications occurred in 15 (5.7%) patients and medical complications in 21 (7.9%) patients. Vitamin D and calcium were the most common medications, but given only to 45 (17%) patients. Bone mineral density (BMD) assessment was significantly more frequent post-surgery than pre-surgery (p = 0.03). Very few patients received osteoporosis-specific therapy. F ollow-up revealed that 62 (23.5%) patients died 1 year after surgery.
conclusionThese present findings warrant urgent reassessment of clinical care and treatments provided to patients with osteoporotic hip fractures to prevent recurrent fractures. The introduction of Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) in institutions caring for patients with hip fractures as internationally recommended will definitely change the current status of care.
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