Open AccessA CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF CLINICO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX PROXIMAL FEMORAL FRACTURES
Author(s) -
Chetan Laljibhai Rathod,
G. U. Yadav
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i8.1445
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , age groups , femoral neck , surgery , demography , sociology
Background: Fractures of femoral bone is very commonly seen in geriatric age group but is also getting common in young population up-to some extent. Such kind of fractures are a result of road traffic accidents or any kind of trauma in young and healthy individuals but in geriatric age group, most of them are due to a trivial fall but aggravated by osteoporosis.
Aim: To study clinico-demographic profile of patients with complex proximal femoral fractures.
Material and Methods: In our study, 40 cases with complex proximal femoral fractures with osteoporosis & communition were examined.
Results: Majority of the cases were in the age group of 41-60 years & 61-80 years i.e., 16 patients each (40% each). Most of the patients were male i.e., 24 (60%) and 16 (40%) were female. The commonest mode of injury was road traffic accidents in 20 patients (50%) followed by fall from height in 14 (35%) patients. Both sides were equally affected.
Conclusion: The complex proximal femoral fractures were more common in geriatric age and in case of females which could be attributed by underlying osteoporosis which is prevalent more in females.
Keywords: road traffic accident, geriatric age group, osteoporosis, proximal femoral fracture.