Association between falling direction and age in older patients with hip fractures
Morikawa, M.; Urabe, Y.; Maeda, N.; Suzuki, Y.; Junpei, S.; Kobayashi, T.; Shirakawa, T. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2020 · Heft 6 · S. 547 bis 554
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The incidence of fall-related hip fractures in old patients aged over 85 years was reported to be higher than that in old patients aged between 65 and 84 years; however, there are no known studies that reported differences of these age groups with respect to the falling situation. This study investigated the association between age and falling direction in patients with hip fractures. This study analyzed the medical records of older patients with fall-related hip fractures who were hospitalized in 2011–2018. Demographic (sex, age, and body mass index, BMI), medical and clinical (body mineral density, type of fra…
