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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 Hsieh
Published 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.
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