Background and Objectives: To evaluate malnutrition and chronic inflammation as risk factors for sarcopenia in elderly patients with hip fractures, as defined by the criteria of the Asian Working Group on Sarcopenia (AWGS). Methods and Study Design: A total of 327 elderly patients with hip fractures were enrolled in this retrospective observational study. The main outcome measure was the nutrit...

Administrative claims databases have large samples and high generalizability. They have been used to evaluate associations of atypical femoral fractures with bisphosphonates. We developed and assessed accuracy of claims-based algorithms with hospital and physician diagnosis codes for these fractures. Medical records and radiology reports of all adults admitted at University of Alabama at Birmin...

Hip fractures are the most costly of osteoporotic fractures, but little is known about their epidemiology in the Middle East. Hip fracture patients and controls with osteoarthritis admitted to our institution from 1992 to 2002 were studied. Information on gender, age, type of fracture, comorbid conditions, and medications use was obtained. The mean age for hip fracture patients (n = 274) was 72...

The treatment goal of intertrochanteric fractures is to maintain the patient’s quality of life. Recent studies have shown that intertrochanteric fractures can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Deficits in activities of daily living due to hip fractures resulted in considerable morbidity, mortality, and costs. The United States Center for Disease Control: National Center for Injury ...

background: at present, there is no consensus on an appropriate treatment modality for intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly with background diseases. the aim of the present study was to compare treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric fractures reduced with dynamic hip screws (dhs) and bipolar hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients with background medical conditions. methods: in this randomi...

s 221 RISK FACTORS FOR FRACTURES IN THE ELDERLY H Jacqmingadda, A Fourrier, D Commenges and J F Dartigues Bordeaux, France Abstract from Epidemiology 9 (4) 417-423 1998from Epidemiology 9 (4) 417-423 1998 We report the results of a 5-year prospective cohort study of risk factors for fractures, including drinking fluoridated water, in a cohort of 3,216 men and women age 65 years and older. We st...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the maximum potential preventive effect of hip protectors in older persons living in the community or homes for the elderly. DESIGN Observational cohort study. SETTING Emergency departments in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS Hip fracture patients aged 70 and older who visited the emergency departments of five hospitals in the Netherlands (n=520). MEASUREMENTS Using ...

CONTEXT Several randomized controlled trials have been performed to examine the effectiveness of external hip protectors in reducing the incidence of hip fractures, but the results are controversial. OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of hip protectors in reducing the incidence of hip fractures in an elderly high-risk population. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Randomized controlled t...

There is increasing evidence that proximal femoral geometry has an important role in the aetiology of hip fractures. We performed a simple radiological study to investigate the relationship between proximal femoral geometry and intracapsular and extracapsular fractures of the proximal femur. Measurements of proximal femoral geometry were made on pelvic radiographs on the contralateral hip of 50...

Background: Hip fracture prevention in the elderly is of major importance with an ageing world-wide population. Elderly living in nursing homes have a particularly high rate of hip fractures. Hip protectors are a recent development in prevention of hip fracture caused by falling. The aim of this literature review was to examine if use of hip protectors are an effective nursing intervention in t...