Pre-Injury Demographic Patterns of Patients Sustaining Hip Fractures in Malaysia
INTRODUCTION: Hip fractures entail a growing economic burden on the health care system. Study is warranted to further our understanding of its patterns and to create increased awareness in health care providers and the public. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data was extracted from the ongoing National Ortho...
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| author | I Isnoni Mohamad Adam B M Murallitharam A Tajuddin SP Jaya Purany Manmohan S Phang HF Pan CH Kamil MK M Anwar Hau |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Hip fractures entail a growing economic burden on the health care system. Study is warranted to further our understanding of its patterns and to create increased awareness in health care providers and the public. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data was extracted from the ongoing National Orthopaedic Registry of Malaysia (NORM), for the period June 2008 till December 2009. Patients aged 50 years and above without previous pathological fracture hip fractures were included in the study. RESULTS: Most hip fracture patients were 70 years and above (69.5%) with a mean (SD) age of 73.8 (10.3) years. Females represented the majority of the patients in this study (68.4%). Low energy trauma (i.e. trivial fall) was to the main mechanism of hip fractures in this study (81.3%). CONCLUSIONS: Aging adults should be made aware of timely preventive strategies (including osteoporosis prevention) fall prevention measures, and encouraged to maintain physically active lifestyles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0df03e888274423aed0c0d7c1053b722022-12-21T20:31:40ZengMalaysian Orthopaedic AssociationMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal1985-25332012-11-01631115http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.1211.004Pre-Injury Demographic Patterns of Patients Sustaining Hip Fractures in MalaysiaI Isnoni0Mohamad Adam B1M Murallitharam2A Tajuddin3SP Jaya Purany4Manmohan S5Phang HF6Pan CH7Kamil MK8M Anwar Hau9MS OrthBsc StatisticsMBBSMS OrthMS Pub HealthMS OrthMBBSMS OrthMS OrthMMedINTRODUCTION: Hip fractures entail a growing economic burden on the health care system. Study is warranted to further our understanding of its patterns and to create increased awareness in health care providers and the public. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data was extracted from the ongoing National Orthopaedic Registry of Malaysia (NORM), for the period June 2008 till December 2009. Patients aged 50 years and above without previous pathological fracture hip fractures were included in the study. RESULTS: Most hip fracture patients were 70 years and above (69.5%) with a mean (SD) age of 73.8 (10.3) years. Females represented the majority of the patients in this study (68.4%). Low energy trauma (i.e. trivial fall) was to the main mechanism of hip fractures in this study (81.3%). CONCLUSIONS: Aging adults should be made aware of timely preventive strategies (including osteoporosis prevention) fall prevention measures, and encouraged to maintain physically active lifestyles.http://www.morthoj.org/2012/v6n3/hip-fractures.pdfHip fracturepre-fractures status |
| spellingShingle | I Isnoni Mohamad Adam B M Murallitharam A Tajuddin SP Jaya Purany Manmohan S Phang HF Pan CH Kamil MK M Anwar Hau Pre-Injury Demographic Patterns of Patients Sustaining Hip Fractures in Malaysia Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal Hip fracture pre-fractures status |
| title | Pre-Injury Demographic Patterns of Patients Sustaining Hip Fractures in Malaysia |
| title_full | Pre-Injury Demographic Patterns of Patients Sustaining Hip Fractures in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Pre-Injury Demographic Patterns of Patients Sustaining Hip Fractures in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pre-Injury Demographic Patterns of Patients Sustaining Hip Fractures in Malaysia |
| title_short | Pre-Injury Demographic Patterns of Patients Sustaining Hip Fractures in Malaysia |
| title_sort | pre injury demographic patterns of patients sustaining hip fractures in malaysia |
| topic | Hip fracture pre-fractures status |
| url | http://www.morthoj.org/2012/v6n3/hip-fractures.pdf |
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