title: Pre-injury demographic patterns of patients sustaining hip fractures in malaysia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hip fractures entail a growing economic burden on the health care system. Study is warranted to further our understanding of its patterns and to create increased awareness in health care providers and the public.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was extracted from the ongoing National Orthopaedic Registry of Malaysia (NORM), for the period June 2008 till December 2009. Patients aged 50 years and above without previous pathological fracture hip fractures were included in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most hip fracture patients were 70 years and above (69.5%) with a mean (SD) age of 73.8 (10.3) years. Females represented the majority of the patients in this study (68.4%). Low energy trauma (i.e. trivial fall) was to the main mechanism of hip fractures in this study (81.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Aging adults should be made aware of timely preventive strategies (including osteoporosis prevention) fall prevention measures, and encouraged to maintain physically active lifestyles.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Hip fracture, pre-fracture status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
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authors.lastname: Isnoni
authors.affiliation: Biostatistics unit, Clinical Research Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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authors.lastname: Mohamad Adam
authors.affiliation: Patient Registry Unit, Clinical Research Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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authors.lastname: Murallitharam
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
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authors.lastname: Tajuddin
authors.affiliation: Patient Registry Unit, Clinical Research Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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authors.lastname: Jaya Purany
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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authors.lastname: Manmohan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah (HSB), Alor Setar, Malaysia.
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authors.lastname: Phang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah (HSB), Alor Setar, Malaysia.
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authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah(HTAR), Klang, Malaysia.
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authors.lastname: Kamil
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II (HPRZII), Kota Bahru, Malaysia.
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authors.lastname: Anwar Hau