The Effects of Weather and Seasonality on Hip Fracture Incidence in Older Adults
| Autor: | Edward L Capla, Rudi Hiebert, Sunil Mirchandani, Kenneth J. Koval, Gina B. Aharonoff, Joseph D. Zuckerman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Population Poison control Epidemiology medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine education Weather Aged Femoral neck Aged 80 and over Hip fracture education.field_of_study Hip Fractures business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Seasonality medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Population study Female New York City Seasons business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Orthopedics. 28:149-155 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2367 0147-7447 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/0147-7447-20050201-17 |
| Popis: | This study examined the effect of weather and seasonality on hip fracture incidence in older adults residing in New York City. A total of 66,346 patients aged ≥65 years who sustained a fracture of the femoral neck or intertrochanteric region from 1985 to 1996 comprised the study population. Hip fractures were more likely to occur in the winter than in any of the other seasons (P |
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