dc.contributor.author | Ekçi B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Aktaş C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Eren Ş.H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sarikaya S. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-28T09:31:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-28T09:31:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1304-2947 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/5103 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Fractures due to low-energy falls are a major problem for the elderly population. In this study, we analyzed the pathologies of patients who applied to the emergency room because of low energy falls. Materials and Method: 220 patients who applied to the Emergency Services of Yeditepe University and Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine between January 2009 and May 2009 after a low-energy fall were analyzed. Patients were evaluated in two groups: ?65 years (n =120) and <65 years (n =100). Results: Patients 65 years of age and older were found to have a higher rate of rib, pelvis and femur fractures and hospitalizations due to low-energy falls than the younger patients. Conclusion: Patients aged 65 years and over are exposed to more life-threatening fractures due to low-energy falls than younger patients. We believe that; educating this age group and their care givers for prevention of falls and taking necessary precautions may reduce the rate of low-energy falls. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Ekçi, B.; Yeditepe Üniversitesi Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi, Istanbul, Turkey; email: drbaki@yahoo.com | en_US |
dc.language.iso | tur | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Aged | en_US |
dc.subject | Falls | en_US |
dc.subject | Fracture | en_US |
dc.subject | Trauma | en_US |
dc.title | Consequences of low energy falls in patients aged 65 years and over and those under 65 years [65 Yaş ve üzeri? i?le alti hastalarda düşük enerji?li? düşmeleri?n etki?leri?] | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Turk Geriatri Dergisi | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Ekçi, B., Yeditepe Üniversitesi Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi, Istanbul, Turkey -- Aktaş, C., Yeditepe Üniversitesi Hastanesi Acil Tip, Istanbul, Turkey -- Eren, Ş.H., Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Hastanesi Acil Tip, Sivas, Turkey -- Sarikaya, S., Yeditepe Üniversitesi Hastanesi Acil Tip, Istanbul, Turkey | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 13 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 190 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 185 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |