A review of proximal femur fracture patterns, etiologies and sociodemographic features

Objectives: To identify the frequency and patterns of proximal femur fractures in a tertiary center Jordan to aid identification requirement orthopedic department assist future planning for founding country-based preventive treatment guidelines.Methods: This retrospective study reviewed 706 admitted from July 2018 December 2021 at King Hussein Medical City Amman, capital Jordan. Fractures were assessed concerning age, gender, mechanism injury variation over years.Results: Proximal femoral account one-fifth all hospital admissions. Females represented most patients (60.9%) left side was affected (52.1%). Intertrochanteric common, followed by intracapsular neck; both accounted about 90% fractures. Patients with neck are ten years younger than intertrochanteric group. Falling floor common cause. occur elderly mean age 70.81 (±18.97). However, head hip dislocation young patients. We notice an annual increase number admissions.Conclusions: leading cause hospitalizations department. provides information on multicenter studies needed evaluate adequately, provide guidelines treating preventing these injuries determine our institute's supply needs.