Citation

Ibrahim NI, Ahmad MS, Mohamed ZS, Zaris SNASM, Mohamed IN, Mohamed N, Mokhtar SA, Shuid AN. Iran. J. Public Health 2020; 49(6): 1179-1181.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)

DOI

10.18502/ijph.v49i6.3373

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Lower body fractures that involved body parts lower than the hip are associated with notable morbidity and mortality in an older population (1,2). Previous studies were mainly focused on hip fractures in assessing mortality rate (3). Therefore, we aimed to determine the number and percentage of mortality rate among patients aged 50 yr and above with lower body fractures after 3 months of hospital discharge. Additionally, this study was also intended to determine the factors of mortality rate based on independent variables such as age, gender and types of fracture. Two hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia were involved in this study; Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) and Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL), from 2014 to 2016. Patients admitted due to lower limb fractures (hip, femur, tibia, fibula, knee, ankle and foot) were included. The patients were contacted for a follow-up visit after three months of hospital discharge. Mortality-related information was recorded using the provided form. Descriptive analysis was conducted to determine the frequency and the percentage of mortality rate...

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