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- Benjamin Bücking, Erich Hartwig, Ulrike Nienaber, Ulla Krause, Thomas Friess, Ulrich Liener, Maria Hevia, Christopher Bliemel, Matthias Knobe, and AltersTraumaRegister DGU.
- Zentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Baldingerstraße, Marburg, Deutschland. buecking@med.uni-marburg.de.
- Unfallchirurg. 2017 Jul 1; 120 (7): 619-624.
BackgroundSince 2014, hospitals with ortho-geriatric fracture centres could be certified as AltersTraumaZentrum DGU® in Germany. To measure the quality of treatment in these centres, a geriatric trauma registry (AltersTraumaRegister DGU®) was established.ObjectivesThe aim of this work was to report the results of the pilot phase of the AltersTraumaRegister DGU® from the year 2015.Materials And MethodsIncluded were 118 patients >70 years with hip fracture or implant-related femoral fractures. Apart from other parameters, the point of surgery, initiation of anti-osteoporotic treatment and the EQ-5D one week post-surgery was measured.ResultsSurgery was performed in 87% of patients within 24 h. Specific osteoporotic therapy could be increased from 4 to 63 patients. The EQ-5D was strongly restricted to one week post-surgery.ConclusionBased on the timing of surgery and anti-osteoporotic therapy, the treatment seems to be successful in the ortho-geriatric fracture centres. For a better evaluation of treatment quality in the AltersTraumaZentren DGU®, implementation of follow-up examinations in the AltersTraumaRegister DGU® is essential.
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