ABSTRACT

Objective:

Hip fractures are frequently seen in the elderly and an important reason of morbidity and mortality. We aimed to analyze the accompanying risk factors of the hip fractured patients who have been treated in our university clinic.

Material and Methods:

The data of 180 patients, who have been treated in our clinic between December 2008 and July 2010, were evaluated. The preoperative activity level of the patients, fracture type, mechanism of injury and patients’ co morbid medical diseases were evaluated and compared with preoperative biochemical markers statistically.

Results:

The study group included 180 patients (72 male, 108 female) with a mean age of 73.9 (24-103). One hundred eighteen of the patients admitted because of intertrochanteric femur fracture, 54 because of femoral neck fractures and 8 because of subtrochanteric femur fractures. Forty-three (24%) patients had no medical co morbidity while 22 had hypertension, 10 had cancer, 7 had cardiac disease, 6 had diabetes mellitus and 75 (42%) had more than one accompanying co morbidity.

Conclusion:

Mostly low energy injuries cause osteoporotic fractures in women and medical co morbidities also exist. In order to decrease the morbidity and the mortality of the hip fractures, metabolic disorders should be taken under control simultaneously with the fracture treatment.