Fracture Neck Of Femur - A Local Experience

• Main Authors: Lik Han, Ong, Sabaruddin, Abdullah, Ankimtay, Rutel, Faris, Kamaruddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MALAYSIAN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION 2018
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RD Surgery; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39955/1/EA%2006%20-%20Fracture%20Neck%20Of%20Femur%20-%20A%20Local%20Experience.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39955/; https://www.morthoj.org/index.php

Hip fractures is one of the commonest in elderly patients with various co-morbidities. The incidence of hip fracture in Malaysia is about 90/100 000 population and commoner in women.1 Mortality rate within six months after femoral neck fracture is reported at about 11-23% and 22-29% at one-year worldwide. Therefore, we evaluate all the neck of femur fracture patients who were admitted for surgery to create a greater understanding of peri-operative risk and possible correlation to post-operative prognosis.