Epidemiological Profile of Hip Fractures in the Elderly at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Paraná

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.0159652616045

• Palavras-chave: Hip fracture, Elderly, Epidemiology

• Keywords: Hip fracture, Elderly, Epidemiology

• Abstract:

  Objective: To analyze the epidemiological profile of older adults with hip fractures treated at a tertiary hospital in the state of Paraná. Methods: This is a quantitative, observational, retrospective, and descriptive study conducted through the analysis of medical records of 76 elderly patients diagnosed with hip fractures treated at Hospital Santa Tereza from January 2024 to December 2025. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected, including sex, age, type of fracture, and type of implant, and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the chi-square test (p<0.05). Results: A higher incidence of hip fractures was observed in female patients aged 80 years or older. Trochanteric fractures were the most frequent (34.2%), followed by proximal and femoral neck fractures (32.9%). The most commonly used implant was the intramedullary nail (38.2%), followed by prostheses (26.3%) and plates with screws (11.8%). There was a significant association between the type of femoral neck fracture and the use of a prosthesis in 100% of cases. Conclusion: It is concluded that trochanteric fractures predominate in long-lived elderly women, and that a prosthesis was the procedure used in all cases of femoral neck hip fractures.