Prevalence of factors that can increase the risk of hip fracture and its complications after surgery

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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Objectives: this study aimed to evaluate various postoperative complications and their risk factors in hip fracture patients in King Fahad Hospital in Saudi Arabia

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Method: this prospective study enrolled patients with hip fractures who were subjected to hip fracture surgeries in the king Fahad Hospital in the period from 1/5/2010 to 31/1/2016. Detailed medical history,perioperative characteristics and post-operative characteristicswere collected from the patient's files

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Results: the higher prevalence of hip fractures was founded among elderly patients with age range of 65-74 years. There was no significant correlations between age, gender, comorbidities [diabetes mellitus, anemia and walking of physical assistance], time of operation and post-operative complications [neurovascular, infection in joints, dislocation of the joint, loosing of the joint and post-operative disabilities] regarding readmission of hip fractures patients for the same reason within one year.While, there was a significant correlation between osteoporosis and readmission of hip fractures patients for the same reason within one year [P=0.049]

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Conclusion: medical complications such as neurovascular and infection in joints are encountered more frequently than surgical complications such as dislocation of the joint, loosing of the joint and post-operative disabilities. So, postoperative care is necessary to prevent medical complications