Mechanisms and Causes of Osteoporotic Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients

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Ulusoy A., DEMİRÖZ S.

TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS, vol.26, no.1, pp.19-22, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tod.galenos.2019.05914
  • Journal Name: TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.19-22
  • Keywords: Hip, fracture, cause, mechanism, elderly patients, osteoporosis, RISK-FACTORS, BODY-SIZE, WHITE MEN, FALL, CIRCUMSTANCES, RATES, WOMEN
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the causes and occurrence mechanisms of osteoporotic hip fractures in elderly patients in Turkish society.