EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURE IN OLDER ADULTS IN A PHILANTHROPICAL HOSPITAL IN SÃO PAULO.
Rafael Moraes TrincadoMarcos Alexandre Kojima MoriLucas Seabra FernandesThomas Abdal PerlakyJosé Octavio Soares HungriaPublished in: Acta ortopedica brasileira (2022)
Proximal femur fractures in older adults occur more often in women, with a mean age of 78.5 years, normal BMI range, whose main trauma mechanism is fall to ground level. The most prevalent injury is transtrochanteric fracture, with a mean of 70.5% and the most performed treatment is internal fixation with cephalomedullary nail, with a mean of 66.1%.