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Circumstances of falls causing hip fractures in the elderly : Update on fractures of the hip.
CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, n° 348, 1998, pages 10-14, 26 réf., ISSN 0009-921X, USA
AHARONOFF (G.B.), DENNIS (M.G.), ELSHINAWY (A.), ZUCKERMAN (J.D.), KOVAL (K.J.)
A prospective analysis was performed on 832 patients to determine the circumstances surrounding falls leading to hip fracture within a homogenous, elderly urban population.
Special emphasis was placed on the season of year, time of day, location of fall, and other circumstances in which the fracture occurred.
All patients were community dwelling, cognitively intact, previously ambulatory elderly who sustained a femoral neck or intertrochanteric fracture.
Most fractures occurred at home, particularly in patients who were older, less healthy, and poorer ambulators.
More than 75% of fractures resulted from a fall while the patient was standing or walking.
Most falls occurred during daylight hours with a peak seen in the afternoon.
No seasonal variation in the incidence of hip fractures was observed.
Mots-clés BDSP : Fracture, Col fémoral, Grand âge, Homme, Epidémiologie, Chute, Facteur risque, Os, Hanche, Membre inférieur, Système ostéoarticulaire [pathologie], Traumatisme, Milieu urbain
Mots-clés Pascal : Fracture, Col fémoral, Vieillard, Homme, Epidémiologie, Mécanisme, Chute, Fracture intertrochantérienne, Fémur, Facteur risque, Etude longitudinale, Os, Hanche, Membre inférieur, Système ostéoarticulaire pathologie, Traumatisme, Milieu urbain
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Fracture, Femoral neck, Elderly, Human, Epidemiology, Mechanism, Fall, Intertrochanteric fracture, Femur, Risk factor, Follow up study, Bone, Hip, Lower limb, Diseases of the osteoarticular system, Trauma, Urban environment
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Inist-CNRS - Institut de l'Information Scientifique et TechniqueCote : 98-0218679
Code Inist : 002B16H. Création : 11/09/1998.
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