title: [Outcome of hip fractures after traction treatment in elderly].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the outcome of hip fractures which accepted traction treatment instead of operation considering their general condition in elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  102 cases of hip fractures accompanied by heart disease, hypertension, diabetes etc from Nov. 2000 to Jan. 2005 were accepted traction treatment. Among them, 37 cases are femoral neck and 65 cases are femoral intertrochanteric fractures. The average age was 75.8 years old, ranging from 48 to 98 years old. All cases were treated at home.
  
  
  RESULTS
  one-year mortality was 8.8% (9/102). According to the incidence, the complications include bedsore (30/102, 29.4), pulmonary infection (6/102, 5.9%), DVT (2/102), PE (1/102), Urine infection (1/102). The rate of healing in femoral neck fractures was 51.7% (15/29); in intertrochanteric fractures was 97.6% (40/41). The decrease of Harris score between pre-injury and post-injury was 23.1 in femoral neck fractures and 15.6 in intertrochanteric fractures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For non-displacement and stable femoral neck fractures and some intertrochanteric fractures, good results could be obtained by traction treatment. Considering its low cost, traction treatment had its own indications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Trauma, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China.
authors.forename: Mao-qi
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Yu-jiang
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Man-yi
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Qiao-ling
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate; D014143:Traction