Epidemiology and recent trends of geriatric fractures presenting to the emergency department for United States population from year 2004-2014

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• 作者：N.K. Baidwan^a ; S.M. Naranje^b ; ^{sameernaranje@gmail.com}
• 关键词：Geriatric fractures ; Geriatric fracture epidemiology ; Fragility fractures
• 刊名：Public Health
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：142
• 期：Complete
• 页码：64-69
• 全文大小：498 K
• 卷排序：142

文摘

Descriptive study of trends of geriatric fracture related ED visits studied over 11 years. Geriatric fractures-related injuries categorized by body part involved, gender, race, disposition and location of injury. Overall, lower trunk (hip, pelvic and lower spine) fractures were found to be the most common geriatric fractures.