Caracterización de adultos mayores hospitalizados con lesiones traumáticas osteomioarticulares / Characterization of aged adults hospitalized due to osteomioarticular traumatic injuries
Medisan
; 15(7)jul. 2011. tab
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de los 109 ancianos ingresados a causa de lesiones traumáticas osteomioarticulares en el Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología del Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente Dr Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo de Santiago de Cuba, durante el primer semestre de 2009. Las variables de interés para la investigación incluyeron edad, sexo, antecedentes patológicos, escala geriátrica de evaluación funcional, tipo de lesión, tratamiento y complicaciones. Se encontró que los pacientes más afectados por tales traumatismos resultaron ser las mujeres y los mayores de 70 años, que la fractura de cadera fue la lesión más común y que a pesar de que solían presentar enfermedades asociadas, eran activos y experimentaban escasas complicaciones.
ABSTRACT
A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 109 elderly hospitalized at Orthopedics and Traumatology Service from Dr Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo Teaching Clinical-Surgical Hospital in Santiago de Cuba due to osteomioarticular traumatic injuries was carried out during the first semester of 2009. Interest variables for the research included age, sex, medical history, geriatric scale of functional assessment, injury type, treatment, and complications. It was found that the patients most affected by such trauma were women and those aged persons over 70 years old. Hip fracture was the most common injury. In spite of having associated diseases, they were active people and barely experienced complications.
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Main subject:
Osteogenesis
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Spinal Cord Injuries
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Hip Injuries
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Muscle Development
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Hip Fractures
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Musculoskeletal System
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Medisan
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente Doctor Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo/CU