Fall-related fractures among the elderly represent an important public health problem. Severe fractures have been related to increased risk of death. In order to investigate the mortality profile of elderly individuals with severe fractures, 250 patients aged 60 years and over, hospitalized due to fall-related fractures and 250 elderly without fractures living in the local community were followed-up for one year. They were matched according to sex, age, time of hospitalization and neighborhood. Deaths were identified using probabilistic linkage of the research dataset and the local mortality registry. The one-year cumulative mortality was 25.2% in the case of individuals with severe fractures and 4% for those individuals without. The mortal...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the mortality rate at one-year follow-up of patients with hip fract...
Longevity and population aging are not merely an achievement, but also a challenge, since they cause...
OBJETIVO: Analisar as características das quedas no grupo etário com 60 anos ou mais, com ênfase nas...
One-year mortality among elderly people after hospitalization due to fall-related fractures: compari...
OBJECTIVE: To contribute to fall prevention by studying the epidemiological profile, mortality, and ...
Introduction: Aging is considered one of the most significant changes of the 21st century. One of th...
ResumoObjetivoAnalisar a mortalidade, em um ano de seguimento, de pacientes com fratura da extremida...
Resumo viii RESUMO Introdução: Anualmente, ocorrem aproximadamente 1,5 milhão de fraturas do quadril...
Foi feito um estudo de revisão sobre a mortalidade na fratura do fêmur proximal em idosos com base n...
ResumoObjetivoAnalisar os fatores associados à mortalidade em idosos hospitalizados por fratura de f...
Foi feito um estudo de revisão sobre a mortalidade na fratura do fêmur proximal em idosos com base n...
OBJECTIVE: To contribute to fall prevention by studying the epidemiological profile, mortality, and ...
Hip fracture has increased in the last decades and has been considered one of the major causes of mo...
INTRODUCTION: Falls among elderly represent an important public health concern due to its high incid...
AbstractObjectiveTo analyze factors associated with mortality among elderly people hospitalized in a...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the mortality rate at one-year follow-up of patients with hip fract...
Longevity and population aging are not merely an achievement, but also a challenge, since they cause...
OBJETIVO: Analisar as características das quedas no grupo etário com 60 anos ou mais, com ênfase nas...
One-year mortality among elderly people after hospitalization due to fall-related fractures: compari...
OBJECTIVE: To contribute to fall prevention by studying the epidemiological profile, mortality, and ...
Introduction: Aging is considered one of the most significant changes of the 21st century. One of th...
ResumoObjetivoAnalisar a mortalidade, em um ano de seguimento, de pacientes com fratura da extremida...
Resumo viii RESUMO Introdução: Anualmente, ocorrem aproximadamente 1,5 milhão de fraturas do quadril...
Foi feito um estudo de revisão sobre a mortalidade na fratura do fêmur proximal em idosos com base n...
ResumoObjetivoAnalisar os fatores associados à mortalidade em idosos hospitalizados por fratura de f...
Foi feito um estudo de revisão sobre a mortalidade na fratura do fêmur proximal em idosos com base n...
OBJECTIVE: To contribute to fall prevention by studying the epidemiological profile, mortality, and ...
Hip fracture has increased in the last decades and has been considered one of the major causes of mo...
INTRODUCTION: Falls among elderly represent an important public health concern due to its high incid...
AbstractObjectiveTo analyze factors associated with mortality among elderly people hospitalized in a...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the mortality rate at one-year follow-up of patients with hip fract...
Longevity and population aging are not merely an achievement, but also a challenge, since they cause...
OBJETIVO: Analisar as características das quedas no grupo etário com 60 anos ou mais, com ênfase nas...