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Fractures in older adults. A view of the future?

Court-Brown, Charles M. ; Duckworth, Andrew D. ; Clement, Nicholas D. ; McQueen, Margaret M.

Injury, 2018-12, Vol.49 (12), p.2161-2166 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Netherlands: Elsevier Ltd

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  • Título:
    Fractures in older adults. A view of the future?
  • Autor: Court-Brown, Charles M. ; Duckworth, Andrew D. ; Clement, Nicholas D. ; McQueen, Margaret M.
  • Assuntos: Age Distribution ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Bone Density Conservation Agents ; Elderly ; Epidemiology ; Female ; Forecasting ; Fractures ; Fractures, Bone - epidemiology ; Fragility fractures ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Osteoporotic Fractures - epidemiology ; Prospective Studies ; Sex Distribution ; United Kingdom - epidemiology
  • É parte de: Injury, 2018-12, Vol.49 (12), p.2161-2166
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  • Descrição: It is accepted that the incidence of fractures in patients aged ≥ 65 years is increasing but little is known about which fractures are becoming more common in this group of patients. Virtually all research has concentrated on the classic fragility fractures of the proximal femur, proximal humerus, pelvis, spine and distal radius but it is likely that other fractures are becoming more common. We have examined two prospectively collected databases 10 years apart to see which fractures are becoming more common in ≥ 65 year old patients. We compared the fractures to look for epidemiological differences over the 10-year period and we compared the epidemiology of the fractures that had increased in incidence with equivalent fractures in the < 65 year old population. Analysis shows that in older female patients fractures of the clavicle, finger phalanges, ankle and metatarsus are increasing in incidence. In males there is an increasing incidence of fractures of the proximal humerus, distal humerus, metacarpus, pelvis, femoral diaphysis, distal tibia and ankle. In females the basic epidemiology of fractures in the ≥ 65 year old population was very similar to the fractures seen in younger females and we believe that the increasing incidence of fractures in the future will mainly be low velocity fractures following falls. In older males however, it is apparent that there is a much wider variation in the causes of fracture. We believe that the changes in fracture epidemiology in older patients relate to improved health and longevity and analysis of our population during the study period shows significant social changes which are associated with increased longevity and improved health. It is probable that fractures in older patients will continue to increase in incidence and that other fractures that are now commonly seen in middle-aged patients will be seen in older patients. Surgeons will have to treat more complex fractures in older males than in older females and it is likely that there will be a higher incidence of open and multiple fractures. Appropriate management techniques will need to be established.
  • Editor: Netherlands: Elsevier Ltd
  • Idioma: Inglês
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