Fall arena 2: Can we save falling geriatric people?

Abstract

One of the most common problems in orthopedics clinics are fractures, and the most common cause of these fractures in elderly people are falls. Osteoporotic hip, spine, and forearm fractures are the most common injuries due to falls. Among these, the highest number of deaths are related to hip fractures. Elderly individuals with hip fractures need at least one year of care, and most of them have to stay in health institutions.This condition also causes accompanying problems such as; dehydratation, pneumonia, urinary retention, decubitus wound and infection development as the elderly remain in bed for a long time. These problems are the factors that increase the morbidity and mortality of the patient during the healing process of the fracture in an elderly patient. 

Keywords

• Fall,geriatric,orthopedics,hip fractures

DÜŞME ARENASI 2: DÜŞENİ KURTARABİLİR MİYİZ?

Abstract

Ortopedi kliniklerinde en çok karşılaşılan problemlerden birisi olan kırıkların, yaşlı bireylerdeki en sık nedeni düşmelerdir. Düşmelere bağlı yaralanmaların en sık görülenleri de osteoporotik kalça, omurga ve ön kol kırıklarıdır. Bunlar arasında da en fazla sayıda ölümle sonuçlananları kalça kırıklarıdır. Kalça kırığı olan yaşlı bireyler en az bir yıl bakım gereksinimi duymakta ve çoğunluğunun sağlık kuruluşlarında kalma zorunluluğu olmaktadır. Bu durum da, yaşlıların uzun süre yatakta kalmaları sonucu dehidratasyon, pnömoni, idrar retansiyonu, dekübit yarası ve enfeksiyon gelişimi gibi eşlik eden problemlere sebep olmaktadır. Bu problemler de yaşlı bir hastada kırığın iyileşmesi süreci zarfında, hastanın morbidite ve mortalitesini arttıran faktörler olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadırlar.

Keywords

• Düşme,yaşlı,ortopedi,kalça kırıkları

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