Prevalence of factors that can increase the risk of hip fracture and its complications after surgery
Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine [The]. 2018; 70 (2): 215-222
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-190727
ABSTRACT
Background:
hip fractures are defined as any fracture of the femur between the articular cartilage of the hip joint to 5 cm below the distal point of the lesser trochanter; they can occur at any age, they but are most common in the older persons. A worldwide incidence hip fractures are 1.6 million osteoporotic fractures of the hip in people aged 50 years and older in 2000, of which about 70% [1.14 million] were in women
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Language:
English
Journal:
Egypt. J. Hosp. Med.
Year:
2018
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