Open AccessEmergency treatment of proximal femural fracture within 48h: The Umbria Region experience
Author(s) -
Paolo Ferrara,
Luca Khalil El Jaouni,
Giuseppe Rocco Talesa,
Serena Parmeggiani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of acute disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-5516
pISSN - 2221-6189
DOI - 10.4103/2221-6189.219614
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , osteoporosis , epidemiology , perioperative , hip fracture , residence , osteoporotic fracture , pediatrics , demography , surgery , bone mineral , physics , sociology , optics
Objective: To study the main aspects of osteoporotic emergency fracture of the hip in the\udUmbria Region in the years 2006-2011. Methods: The study was conducted from January 1 of\ud2006 to December 31 of 2011, and included only patients over 49 years of age. Patients who\uddid not habitually reside in the region were excluded. They were collected in each based on the\udfollowing data: age, sex, place of residence (urban or rural), time of the year, fractured side,\udtype of trauma, history of fracture contralateral and perioperative mortality. Results: From\ud2006 to 2011, a progressive increase in the number of femoral fracture admissions in regional\udhospitals was observed, equal to 4.73% per annum. The incidence went from 6.8 to 8.1 for\ud1.000 ultra-65th residents. The most affected age groups are those between 75-84 years and 85-\ud94 years. Conclusions: The epidemiology of osteoporotic hip fracture in the Umbria Region\udfollows a pattern similar to that of other Italian regions. The in-hospital mortality of these\udpatients is partly determined by age and number of complications they suffer during admission.\udThe impact of economic resources on patients who break the osteoporotic hip justifies the\udimplementation of programs for the prevention of osteoporosis and fractures