Geriatric Proximal Femur Fractures During the Covid-19 Pandemic - Fewer Cases, But More Comorbidities.

Christina PolanHeinz-Lothar MeyerManuel BurggrafMonika HertenPaula BeckHenrik BraitschLars BeckerCarsten VogelMarcel DuddaMax Daniel Kauther

Published in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2021)

Falling by elderly patients is correlated to geriatric comorbidities, consequently there was no change in the case numbers in this age group. Strategic measures to avoid COVID-19 infection in hospital setting could include reducing the length of hospital stays by transferring elderly patients to a nursing home as soon as possible and discharging independent, mobile patients to return home.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
hip fracture
adverse drug
emergency department
bone mineral density
patient reported