Mortality in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures : three years' experience
| dc.contributor.author | Ngobeni, R.S. | |
| dc.contributor.email | Shadi.Ngobeni@up.ac.za | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-12-08T12:28:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-12-08T12:28:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: To review the mortality rate of patients admitted with intertrochanteric fractures within a period of three years. Intertrochantenc fractures are common in elderly patients and result in a high morbidity and mortality rate. This article retrospectively reviewed 57 patients (65 years of age and older) admitted with intertrochanteric fractures. Descriptive statistic using the frequency / proportion method was used to interpret the results. The mortality rate In hospital was 14%, in the first year 32%, in the second year 39% and insignificant in the third year. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ngobeni, RS 2010, 'Mortality in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures : three years' experience', SA Orthopaedic Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 55-60. [http://www.charpublications.co.za/C_JournalsORTH.asp] | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1681-150X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15392 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | South African Orthopaedic Association | en_US |
| dc.rights | Char Publications | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mortality rate | en_US |
| dc.subject | Intertrochanteric fractures | en_US |
| dc.title | Mortality in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures : three years' experience | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |