Citation

Formiga F, López-Soto A, Duaso E, Ruiz D, Chivite D, Pérez-Castejón JM. Rev. Clin. Esp. 2008; 208(5): 234-236.

Vernacular Title

Circunstancias asociadas a las caidas responsables de fractura de femur en

Affiliation

Unidad de Geriatria. Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge. Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona. Espana. fformiga@csub.scs.es.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18457634

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the circumstances associated with falls resulting in hip fracture in the 95 years of age or older community-dwelling patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective, observational study, was conducted in 6 hospitals in the Barcelona area on the characteristics associated with falls resulting in hip fracture in 30 patients aged>94 years old. Location, time and the risk factor for the fall (classified as intrinsic, extrinsic or combined) were evaluated. RESULTS: Mean number of falls in the previous year was 1.6, 5 (16.7%) of the patients reporting having fallen two or more times. Falls usually occurred while at home, a high percentage (46.7%) of which occurred during the night. When the differences were evaluated by sex, there was a high percentage of uncorrected auditory loss in men and high number of chronic drugs and psychotropic drugs in women. CONCLUSIONS: Most falls causing hip fracture in community-dwelling very elderly subjects occur at home. Nearly half of the falls occur during the night.

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