Table 2 Hip fracture patient characteristics and care pathway
Parameter | Percentage |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Men | 142/412 |
Women | 270/412 |
Admission source | |
Home | 75% |
Outdoor | 25% |
Functional ability | |
Fair functional ability (HAQ < 0.5/3) | 25% |
Moderate functional disability (HAQ 1–2/3) | 46% |
High functional impairment (HAQ > 2/3) | 29% |
Imminent fracture risk | 40% |
Past history of fragility fracture | 72.5% |
Fracture risk (FRAX) | |
High | 65% |
Moderate | 31.2% |
Low | 17.8% |
History of osteoporosis therapy pre-admission | 0% |
Falls risk | |
High fall risk | 51% |
Moderate fall risk | 33% |
Low fall risk | 16% |
Type of trauma | |
Low energy | 97% |
Unknown | 3% |
Type of surgerya | |
Total hip replacement cemented | 31% (Cost: 782,210,000 Egyptian Pound/ 25,314,239.4 US Dollar) |
Hemi-arthroplasty | 39% (Cost: 671,025,000 Egyptian pound /21,716,019.4 US Dollar) |
Internal fixation—dynamic hip screw | 30% (Cost: 516,150,000 Egyptian pound / 16,703,883 US Dollar) |