Location of Femoral Fractures in Patients with Different Weight Classes in Fall and Motorcycle Accidents: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Meng-Wei ChangHang-Tsung LiuChun-Ying HuangPeng-Chen ChienHsiao-Yun HsiehChing-Hua HsiehPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2018)
A total of 2647 hospitalized adult patients with 2760 femoral fractures from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2014 were included in this study. Femoral fracture sites were categorized based on their location: proximal femur (type A, trochanteric; type B, neck; and type C, head), femoral shaft, and distal femur. The patients were further classified as obese (body mass index [BMI] of ≥30 kg/m²), overweight (BMI of.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- weight gain
- weight loss
- cross sectional
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- bone mineral density
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- minimally invasive
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- optical coherence tomography