TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Importance of proximal femoral fractures in elderly patients. Results of a prospective study of 61 patients
JO  - Aktuelle Traumatologie
A1  - Mann, B.
A1  - Richthammer, M.
A1  - Kleinschmidt, S.
A1  - Stremmel, W.
SP  - 52
EP  - 55
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
N2  - 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> 
LA  - de
SN  - 0044-6173
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -