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GARABANO, Germán et al. Epidemiología de la fractura de cadera en la Argentina. Rev. Asoc. Argent. Ortop. Traumatol. [online]. 2020, vol.85, n.4, pp.437-446. ISSN 1852-7434.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2020.85.4.1113.

The Morbidity and Mortality Committee of the Argentine Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology draw up a structured questionnaire on hip fractures, in order to characterize this pathology in Argentina. After receiving data on the first 1000 cases, we prepared this descriptive report. In Argentina, the estimated hip fracture prevalence is approximately 264/100,000 inhabitants. These injuries were more frequent in women, with a female-to-male ratio of 2.7:1. Eighty percent of patients were older than 70 years and presented with multiple comorbidities (the most common being high-blood pressure, diabetes, anemia, and osteoporosis). Sixty percent of patients were able to walk indoors independently. The incidence of intertrochanteric and femoral neck fractures was 53% and 47%, respectively. The postoperative complication rate was approximately 13%, infection being the most common. The mortality rate during the first months ranged between 3.8% and 4.85%.

Palabras clave : Hip fracture; morbidity; mortality; prevalence; epidemiology.

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