TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Hip fractures--patient background
JO  - Upsala journal of medical sciences
A1  - Dolk, T.
SP  - 183
EP  - 194
VL  - 94
IS  - 2
N2  - A consecutive series of 282 patients with hip fractures, with a mean age of 76 years, was studied. Two-thirds of the patients (182) lived in their own homes, half of them alone and one-third of the 182 requiring regular help. Widows were more common in the age group 75-84 years and widowers and single men in the age group 65-74 years. Thirty % of the patients used walking aids and had previously sustained fractures of the osteoporotic type. One-fourth of the patients were confused on arrival at hospital. Laboratory tests differed little from values in the normal population. Chest X-ray was of value and cardiac decompensation was diagnosed in a small group. Time aspects of the hip fracture accident are discussed. No increase in incidence in the age group over 70 years was found during the period 1971-1981.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-9734
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -