TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Fractured proximal end of the femur in the elderly--a medico-social study
JO  - Gerontology
A1  - Leung, P. C.
A1  - Cheng, Y. H.
A1  - Ho, Y. F.
A1  - Leung, K. S.
A1  - Chan, K. M.
SP  - 192
EP  - 198
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
N2  - 278 geriatric patients with fractured proximal end of the femur were studied retrospectively 1.5-5 years (average 3.5 years) after they received treatment in two hospitals. Of the survivors 63%, 56% were totally pain-free while 15% had varying degrees of hip pain. Only 26.5% could squat fully. The physical activity was inversely proportional to the age. The widowed were doing better than the married with living husbands. Of the three methods of treatment (Austin-Moore hemiarthroplasty, plating and Ender's nailing), the hemiarthroplasty group of patients was doing the best physically. In spite of some positive X-ray findings among the different groups, corresponding clinical manifestations were not encountered.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0304-324X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -