Volume : IX, Issue : IX, September - 2019

STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURE

Dr. Chetan V. Nagrecha

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Introduction: Hip fractures are the common cause of orthopedic admission sustained predominantly in patients over sixty years of age. They are three to four times more common in women than in men. Materials and methods: The study was conducted from Jan 2017 to Aug 2017 where 110 patients with hip fractures were studied. A prospective study comprising of patients admitted for hip fracture admitted to our hospital. Aims and Objectives: To study the clinical profile of patients with hip fractures. Results: The majority of the patients were in the age group of 61–80 i.e. 54% followed by in the age group of 41–60 were 21%; in >80 were 16% and in 21–40 were 8%. The majority of the patients were females 62% followed by males 38%. The most common mode of injury was trivial fall 65% followed by RTA 24% and fall from height 11%. The majority of patient had intertrochanteric fracture 62% and neck of femur fracture was slightly less common 38%. Conclusion: From our study we concluded that hip fractures are more common in old age and in females and this could be attributed to underlying osteoporosis prevalent in females.

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STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURE, Dr. Chetan V.Nagrecha INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-9 | September-2019

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