PREDOMINANCE OF LEFT-SIDED FRACTURES OF THE PROXIMAL FEMUR IN A GERIATRIC POPULATION

Authors
RUDOLPH V
Citation
V. Rudolph, PREDOMINANCE OF LEFT-SIDED FRACTURES OF THE PROXIMAL FEMUR IN A GERIATRIC POPULATION, Orthopedics, 17(7), 1994, pp. 601-603
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Orthopedics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01477447
Volume
17
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
601 - 603
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-7447(1994)17:7<601:POLFOT>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Two hundred consecutive admissions to a community medical center with a diagnosis of proximal femoral fracture were analyzed to determine th e left:right ratio. It was found that there were 134 left-sided and 66 right-sided fractures. Although no apparent reason was noted, this ap pears to be a significant finding that warrants further investigation.