HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURES AND CONTROLS
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing
- Vol. 15 (5), 285-291
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/15.5.285
Abstract
Six hundred and nine patients with hip fractures in Malmö, Sweden, were compared with a sex- and age-matched control group (609). The comparison showed that patients with hip fractures were more often institutionalized, had more home aid, walking aids, poorer eyesight and were slender. Furthermore, the hip-fracture group more often showed signs of changes in mental status and concomitant illnesses.Keywords
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