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Epidemiology and outcome of fracture of the hip in women aged 65 years and under : a cohort study

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Karantana, A., Boulton, C., Bouliotis, Georgios, Shu, K Shan Shan, Scammell, B. E. and Moran, C. G. (2011) Epidemiology and outcome of fracture of the hip in women aged 65 years and under : a cohort study. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 93 (5). pp. 658-64. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.93B5.24536 ISSN 0021-9355.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.93B5.24536

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Abstract

We examined prospectively collected data from 6782 consecutive hip fractures and identified 327 fractures in 315 women aged ≤65 years. We report on their demographic characteristics, treatment and outcome and compare them with a cohort of 4810 hip fractures in 4542 women aged > 65 years. The first significant increase in age-related incidence of hip fracture was at 45, rather than 50, which is when screening by the osteoporosis service starts in most health areas. Hip fractures in younger women are sustained by a population at risk as a result of underlying disease. Mortality of younger women with hip fracture was 46 times the background mortality of the female population. Smoking had a strong influence on the relative risk of 'early' (≤ 65 years of age) fracture. Lag screw fixation was the most common method of operative treatment. General complication rates were low, as were re-operation rates for cemented prostheses. Kaplan-Meier implant survivorship of displaced intracapsular fractures treated by reduction and lag screw fixation was 71% (95% confidence interval 56 to 81) at five years. The best form of treatment remains controversial.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Clinical Trials Unit
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Publisher: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
ISSN: 0021-9355
Official Date: May 2011
Dates:
DateEvent
May 2011Published
1 January 2011Accepted
Volume: 93
Number: 5
Page Range: pp. 658-64
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B5.24536
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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