• Suk-Woong Kang, Won Chul Shin, Nam Hoon Moon, and Kuen Tak Suh.
• Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: osksw98@gmail.com.
• Injury. 2019 Nov 1; 50 (11): 2045-2048.

BackgroundHip fracture and upper extremity fracture are most important age-related fracture. However, there have been few reports about the analysis of prevalence or risk factors with concomitant hip and upper extremity fractures. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and clinical implications of the concomitant hip and upper extremity fractures in elderly.MethodsWe evaluate 1018 patients aged >65 years who were surgically treated for femoral neck or intertrochanteric fractures between March 2008 and December 2018. 35 patients (3.4%) with a hip fracture combined upper extremity fracture. All patients were classified into the isolated hip fracture and the concomitant fracture. We analyzed these patients' characteristics such as age, gender, bone mineral density (BMD), body mass index (BMI), Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-K), injury mechanism, and length of hospital stay.ResultsThe most common site of upper extremity fracture was distal radius fracture of 15 patients (42.8%), followed by proximal humeral fracture of 8 (22.8%). Concomitant fractures occurred on the same side in 30 patients (85.7%). The mean age of patients with a concomitant fracture was younger than that of patients with an isolated hip fracture (p < 0.05). Mean preinjury MMSE-K was 22.7 in isolated hip fracture and 25.6 in concomitant fracture patients (p < 0.05). Mean length of hospital stay was statistically significant different between two groups (p < 0.05). According to fracture site of hip, there was no statistically different prevalence of upper extremity fracture in femoral intertrochanteric fracture compared to the neck fracture.ConclusionWe found a 3.4% prevalence of concomitant hip and upper extremity fractures. It was found that the younger the age with preserved cognitive ability in elderly patients with a hip fracture, the higher the prevalence of upper extremity fracture. In addition, it is important to keep in mind that patients with a concomitant fracture have a longer hospital stay and difficulty in rehabilitation.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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