Hip Fracture Epidemiology at Hospital Regional Rafael Hernandez. September 2014 to March 2015.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures
- Sponsor
- Hospital del Niño "Dr. José Renán Esquivel"
- Enrollment
- 104
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Anatomical classified action of the Fracture
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
An observational study using the information records at the Hospital Regional Rafael Hernandez, in Chiriqui, Panama, that will help to analyze the epidemiology and early treatments results of hip fracture patients treated in this institution.
Detailed Description
Hip fractures are a major public health concern due to increasing ageing of the population, rising costs and associated morbidity and mortality. The problem is more serious in developing countries, because of limited economic and technical resources available. The aim of the following study is to analyze the epidemiology and early treatment results of hip fracture patients treated in our unit. This study will be done at the Hospital Rafael Hernandez Regional Hospital, a third level facility located in the province of Chiriqui, Republic of Panama. It is a retrospective observational study. For this the study will use the hospital records, including imaging studies were reviewed, including the Singh Index, and all relevant data will be analyzed with SPSS 21 software.
Investigators
Arizt De Leon Robles
Orthopedic Resident
Hospital del Niño "Dr. José Renán Esquivel"
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All hip fractures
Exclusion Criteria
- •All other fractures and no recorded survey
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Anatomical classified action of the Fracture
Time Frame: 6 months
kind of proximal femoral fracture as sub trochanteric, intertrochanteric or subcapital
Secondary Outcomes
- Osteoporosis(6 months)
- Sex(6 months)
- Age(6 months)
- Energy of Trauma(6 months)
- Comorbidities(6 months)
- Average length of stay(6 months)