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The Association Between Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and Hip Fracture

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  • Mubder A Mohammed Saeed

    (Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Basrah University, Iraq)

  • Nibras Salim

    (Ortho, AL Karama Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq)

  • Abbas S Alhabeeb

    (Rheumatological Senior House Officer, Alkhadimyia Teaching Hospital, Iraq)

Abstract

Hip fracture a serious osteoporotic fracture, and a leading cause of disability in elderly, result in extended nursing home care and diminished mobility and independence, most patients experience a rapid and major deterioration in healthy quality of life. Most hip fractures occur as low-energy falls in elderly, Falls are uncommon in young adults due to better balance and strength and when it occurs; they do not cause = hip fracture pattern of injury that is commonly seen in the elderly. This is a case control study undertaken to collect data on risk factors for hip fracture, focusing on the effect of ipsilateral knee osteoarthritis as a risk factor in adult. During the period of the study (March 2017 –June 2018) we conducted 55 patients with unilateral hip fractures (cases) and 113 people as a control attended to the AL Basra General Hospital. The incidence of clinically diagnosed knee OA was very high in our cases (92.7%) in compares to the controls with P value 0.000, which is highly significant.

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  • Mubder A Mohammed Saeed & Nibras Salim & Abbas S Alhabeeb, 2019. "The Association Between Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and Hip Fracture," Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 14(4), pages 93-97, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joroaj:v:14:y:2019:i:4:p:93-97
    DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2019.14.555893
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