Epidemiology of proximal femur fractures in the young population of Qatar
Ashraf T. Hantouly,
Asim AlBarazanji,
Mohammed Al-Juboori
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
To review the epidemiological characteristics of proximal femur fractures in the young population (< 60 years) of Qatar between 2017 and 2019.
Methods
All patient treated for proximal femur fractures at Hamad General Hospital (HGH), a level one trauma center, were retrospectively reviewed between Jan 2017 and Dec 2019. All adults (18–60 years) with proximal femur fracture (femur head, femur neck, intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures) … Show more
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