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Acta Médica del Centro
On-line version ISSN 2709-7927
Abstract
MORALES PINEIRO, Sergio et al. Epidemiological characterization of hip fracture. Acta méd centro [online]. 2020, vol.14, n.2, pp. 193-200. Epub June 30, 2020. ISSN 2709-7927.
Introduction:
hip fracture is a problem for the Cuban health system for which large resources are allocated by the state; the aging population that afflicts society promotes growth and an even greater cost.
Objective:
to evaluate the epidemiological behavior of the hip fracture in the northwestern region of the Province of Villa Clara in 2018.
Methods:
a descriptive cross-sectional study of epidemiological and sociodemographic type of all patients who went to the Hospital “Martires del 9 de Abril” of Sagua la Grande with hip fracture was carried out between January 1 and December 31, 2018.
Results:
a total of 119 hip fractures occurred, with a female predominance of 2: 1, an average age of 80.8 years and a fashion of 91 years, the majority over 70 years, inter-trochanteric fractures and the left side predominated. The incidence rates by municipalities and global show high results comparable with highly developed countries.
Conclusions:
the hip fracture in the northwest region of Villa Clara constitutes a serious and worrying health problem in which the participation of all the factors of society is necessary in order to minimize the negative impact that this disease plays.
Keywords : hip fractures; epidemiology; aged.