Intertrochanteric and femoral neck fractures in patients with parkinsonism.
Thirty-eight patients with parkinsonism were reviewed after fracture of the hip. The 12-month mortality rate was the same as in other patients with hip fractures but without parkinsonism. However, the morbidity was higher-with loss of independent existence, loss of ambulation and an increased risk of dislocation of the endoprosthesis.
Hammer
A J
AJ
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Natal and Addington Hospital, Durban.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D016138:Walking