%0 Journal Article
%T Fall arena 2: Can we save falling geriatric people?
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%D 2018
%X One of the most common problems in orthopedics clinics are fractures, and the most common cause of these fractures in elderly people are falls. Osteoporotic hip, spine, and forearm fractures are the most common injuries due to falls. Among these, the highest number of deaths are related to hip fractures. Elderly individuals with hip fractures need at least one year of care, and most of them have to stay in health institutions.This condition also causes accompanying problems such as; dehydratation, pneumonia, urinary retention, decubitus wound and infection development as the elderly remain in bed for a long time. These problems are the factors that increase the morbidity and mortality of the patient during the healing process of the fracture in an elderly patient
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/egetbd/issue/41872/476292