Accidents due to falls and femoral fracture in elderly population

• Main Authors: Maria José Santos de Oliveira (Author), Fernanda dos Santos (Author), Celmira Lange (Author), Letícia Pilotto Casagranda (Author), Elaine Thumé (Author), Denise Somavila Przylynski Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: this study aims to know the characteristics of elderly people hospitalized for femoral fracture and extrinsic factors related to accidents due to falls. Method: this is a crosssectional and descriptive study, carried out from February 2012 to February 2013, with 108 elderly patients hospitalize...