Prevalencia de fractura de cadera en paciente mayores de 65 años de edad atendidos en el servicio de traumatología y ortopedia del Hospital de la Policía Nacional de Guayaquil desde enero 2016 a enero 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Hip fracture is one of the most common and dangerous pathologies in elderly patients. By the year 2050, hip fracture rates worldwide are expected to rise to 21 million per year. The trend of this disease will always be upward due to an increase in the elderly population as a result of medical advances that have successfully succeeded in prolonging life expectancy.Materials and methods: A prevalence, observational, analytical and retrospective study was conducted during the period January 2016 - January 2017 in the traumatology and orthopedics service at the Guayaquil Police Hospital Results: Of a total of 80 patients, 37 (46.3%) corresponded to the male sex. The average age was 78.9 years, with the age group older than 80 years being the most frequent. It was found that 27.5% (22 patients) had some related complication: wound infection (15%), pneumonia (12.5%), failure of osteosynthesis (10%), pressure ulcers (3.7%) and pulmonary thromboembolism (1.2%). A total of 3 patients (3.7%) died. A prevalence of 18% of the pathology was obtained during that year. Conclusion: Hip fracture is one of the most common pathologies in elderly patients, which merits more studies comparing treatments and diverse approaches in order to improve both the number of complications and the days of hospitalization, which are closely related, to optimize the quality of life of both patients and their families.