Abstract:Objective: To evaluate the age and anthropometry profile of patients with a diagnosis of fracture of the proximal femur in older adults admitted to a philanthropic hospital in São Paulo. Methods: Retrospective observational cross-sectional study. All patients older than 59 years with femoral fractures diagnosed and hospitalized between January, 2019 and April, 2020 were included. The analysis of the 85 medical records resulted in the data collected in the present study. Anthropometry, age, sex, ethnicity, p… Show more
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