Abstract

NUNEZ RODRIGUEZ, Lisbet María. Biologic risk factores elder patients with hip fracture. AMC [online]. 2003, vol.7, n.2, pp. 149-158. ISSN 1025-0255.

Whith the aim of characterizing biologic risk factors present in the elderly, a prospective, cross sectional and descriptive study was carried out, with an universe of 341 patients operated for hip fracture in the Orthopedic and traumatology service at "Salvador Allende" Hospital in Havana city, during the period from April 1st 1999 to April 1st 2000. The sample was composed of 94 patients (21,6 %), older than 60 years and residents of Cerro municipality; 61,69 % of patients older than 80 prevailed, feminine sex (74,5 %) and white skin (80,9 %), osteoarthrosis (31,9 %) prevailed as a predisposing chronic disease. The 60,68 % of elders suffered for intradomiciliary fallings, related with architectonic barriers (21,23 %), physical factors responsible for fracture; and at the same time, visual inability represented 15,9 % in relation to medical causes.

Keywords : AGED; HIP FRACTURES.

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