| Autor: |
Peter, Ojo, Judy, O'Connor, Donald, Kim, Kenneth, Ciardiello, John, Bonadies |
| Rok vydání: |
2009 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Connecticut medicine. 73(3) |
| ISSN: |
0010-6178 |
| Popis: |
Falls are the most common cause of trauma in the elderly. Data regarding patterns of injury following geriatric falls are scant. We conducted a retrospective review of falls in patients aged 65 years and older seen at a trauma center over a nine year period. Two thousand eighty three patients met the inclusion criteria. Hip fracture proved to be the dominant injury (55%), 98% of which were isolated. Five hundred seven (21%) were non-hip fractures. Two hundred thirty eight patients (10%) sustained traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. Chest injury was the next most common injury type (6.7%) with rib fractures comprising 86% of this subgroup. A pattern of association between intracranial hemorrhage and cervical spine fractures was identified. Intra-abdominal injuries are rare. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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