Autor: |
Ryo Ishizawa, Nobuto Nakanishi, Liu Keibun, Tomohiro Sonoo, Kensuke Nakamura, Tadahiro Goto |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2022 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Acute Medicine & Surgery, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2052-8817 |
DOI: |
10.1002/ams2.805 |
Popis: |
Aim Hip fracture is one of the most common fall‐related injuries in the elderly population. Although falls may cause multiple types of injuries, no study has investigated the details of fall‐related injuries accompanied by hip fractures. This study aimed to characterize the features of such injuries. Methods This is a cross‐sectional study using data from four tertiary emergency departments in Japan. We identified patients diagnosed with hip fracture including femoral neck fracture, trochanter fracture, or subtrochanteric fracture from May 12, 2014 to July 12, 2021. Among patients with hip fracture, we included those with fall‐related hip fracture. We excluded patients ages |
Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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