@article{ref1,
title="Location of femoral fractures in patients with different weight classes in fall and motorcycle accidents: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2018",
author="Chang, Meng-Wei and Liu, Hang-Tsung and Huang, Chun-Ying and Chien, Peng-Chen and Hsieh, Hsiao-Yun and Hsieh, Ching-Hua",
volume="15",
number="6",
pages="e15061082-e15061082",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine the incidence of femoral fracture location in trauma patients with different weight classes in fall and motorcycle accidents. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 2647 hospitalized adult patients with 2760 femoral fractures from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2014 were included in this study. Femoral fracture sites were categorized based on their location: proximal femur (type A, trochanteric; type B, neck; and type C, head), femoral shaft, and distal femur. The patients were further classified as obese (body mass index [BMI] of ≥30 kg/m²), overweight (BMI of.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph15061082",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061082"
}