title: [Trauma in elderly patients].
abstract: The increasing proportion of old and very old people in the population has increased the task of treatment in the field of surgery and its main points. The decreasing function of and changes to the skeleton caused by osteoporosis have led to a number of fractures. The fracture near the hip joint is typical for this section of the population. 1180 patients from the Jena surgical clinic/casualty were analysed; the average age was over 75 years and the most common cause of accident was a fall. A quick operative treatment is recommended. In comparison with the risk factor of the ASA-classification 1.6% with factor I and 44.4% with factor IV died. Postoperative treatment is very important.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Chirurgie/Unfallchirurgie, Jena.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Markgraf
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dorow
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000401:mortality*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Das Trauma beim alten Menschen.