An Official Journal of Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ISSN:1897-2276
e-ISSN: 2449-9145
Trauma & Orthopaedics Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth University Hospital Trust, United Kingdom
Research Article
Management and analysis of concurrent neck of femur and upper limb fractures: A retrospective single centre study
Author(s):
HUGH FINLAYSON*, SAMER SHAMOON and SARAH STAPLEY
Objectives: To analyse rehabilitation outcomes of patients with both upper and lower limb fractures vs those with isolated hip fractures and determine if fixation improves management by looking at length of stay and overall outcomes.
Methods: Patient data reviewed from local trauma database revealing 287 patients with both upper and NOF fractures over the previous 10 years. Outcomes were compared to local ortho-geriatric data for 701 neck of femur fractures and national hip fracture data for 2020.
Outcomes: The results showed a lower average age for patients with concurrent fractures compared to the general hip fracture population. This was particularly true for those who had operations on both limbs. Although the average stay was around 4 days longer, the median stay was 2 days less than those with isolated NOF fractures. Most patients did not have an upper limb o.. Read More»
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