Keywords
Fractures
Femur
Mortality
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Abstract
Aim: To identify the epidemiological profile and assess the one-year mortality rate of elderly patients undergoing surgical treatment of proximal femur fractures at our Hospital.
Method: Sixty-eight patients treated in the period between 2020 and 2021 were included in this study, who were evaluated only based on their medical records already filed at the Service, without any new contact. The variables evaluated were age, sex, ethnicity, presence of comorbidities, side affected, type of fracture with its classification, and the trauma mechanism.
Results: Our study included patients with a mean age of 83 years, the vast majority were female and caucasian. The most frequent fractures in our sample were located in the femoral neck, followed by transtrochanteric fractures, and occurred equally on the left and right sides. The most observed trauma mechanism was the fall from standing height, and the most commonly observed classification was Garden IV. Hipertension and Diabetes mellitus were the most commonly reported comorbidities by patients. Of the total sample, 13 patients died (19%).
Conclusion: One-year mortality of elderly people operated on for femur fractures is still high in our Department. Therefore, there is a need for an attentive clinical follow-up for the general assessment and control of comorbidities in patients with femoral fractures, seeking to reduce the mortality associated with that condition.
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