@article{ref1,
title="Importance of proximal femoral fractures in elderly patients. Results of a prospective study of 61 patients",
journal="Aktuelle Traumatologie",
year="1994",
author="Mann, B. and Richthammer, M. and Kleinschmidt, S. and Stremmel, W.",
volume="24",
number="2",
pages="52-55",
abstract="In a prospective study we found good results concerning postoperative complications (21%), perioperative lethality (3.2%) and lethality during hospital stay (6.5%) after implantation of dynamic hip screws (DHS) in patients with per- and subtrochanteric fractures of the femur. The ability to walk, as well as housing and social care postoperatively and follow-up for at least six months after dismissal demonstrates the importance of these fractures for the elderly. One of three patients needs professional care, 21% at home, 13% in nursing homes. Six months after operation the lethality is nearly 20%, i.e. three times higher than in hospital. These are the essential data for all techniques of osteosynthesis used in patients with these fractures, which could only be documented in prospective studies.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0044-6173",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}