Hospital morbidity due to femoral fractures in the elderly in Brazil: a descriptive analysis

• Autor(a) principal: Moura Rodrigues, Paulo Victor
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Scolari Fruhauf, Debora Luisa, Oliveira da Silva, Diego Alexsandre, Souza Costa , Luiza, da Cruz Barbosa Nazzaro, André, Souza Afonso da Silva, Igor, da Silva Campos , Jessica, Almeida de Carvalho, Norana Cristina, de Souza, Danilo Alexandre, Oliveira dos Santos , Juliana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/1507
• topic: Fraturas Ósseas; Fêmur; Morbidade; Idoso; Brasil; Fractures, Bone; Femur; Morbidity; Aged; Brazil

The number of elderly people is increasing globally, with projections indicating around 2 billion in 2050. In Brazil, in 2022, there were 22,169,101 people aged 65 and over, an increase of 57.4% since 2010. Falls are common among elderly, with approximately a third of those over 65 likely to fall. Falls can lead to femur fractures, representing a significant challenge for the health of the elderly, with high morbidity rates and impact on quality of life. In this sense, the objective of this study is to analyze and describe hospital morbidity rates due to femoral fractures in elderly people in Brazil. This is a retrospective epidemiological study, which analyzed data from the SIH/SUS of the Ministry of Health on hospitalizations for femur fractures in people over 60 years of age in Brazil, between November 2022 and November 2023. The data were analyzed by region, age, sex, color/race and length of stay, using Microsoft Excel 2019 for calculations, tables and graphs. In this study, a morbidity profile was outlined in elderly people affected by femur fractures, revealing that the incidence of interventions was more pronounced in brown women, over 70 years old, living in the southeast region.