Osteoporosis among hospitalized patients with proximal femoral fractures in Assiut University Trauma Unit, Egypt
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- 作者：Osama Farouk ; Dalia G. Mahran ; Hatem G. Said ; Mohamed M. Alaa…
- 关键词：Hip fracture ; Osteoporosis ; Risk factors ; Upper Egypt
- 刊名：Archives of Osteoporosis
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：12
- 期：1
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- 刊物主题：Orthopedics; Endocrinology;
- 出版者：Springer London
- ISSN：1862-3514
- 卷排序：12
文摘
SummaryThe study was done to investigate osteoporosis prevalence in 275 hip fracture admissions at the Trauma Unit of Assiut University Hospitals and associated factors, which are understudied in our locality. Prevalence was 74.9%. Female sex, older age, low body mass index, and fall on the ground were associated with osteoporosis.