Femur fracture in the elderly in Piauí: a retrospective study from 2009 to 2019

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the temporal evolution of the incidence rate of femoral fractures in the elderly and to characterize the profile of these hospitalizations and deaths in the State of Piauí. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach on the data of hospitalizations and deaths in elderly people over 60 years diagnosed with femur fracture, in the State of Piauí, from January 2009 to December 2019. The study population refers to femoral fracture hospitalizations contained in the Hospital Information System - HIS/SUS. Results: The present study showed that a total of 7,023 hospitalizations for femoral fracture in the state of Piauí. Of this total number of hospitalizations, 2,229 were male and 4,794 female, and the highest number of hospitalizations occurred in the age group of 80 years or more, totaling 3389. Regarding the number of deaths, the state totaled 281 deaths in this population. Conclusion: There were increasing numbers of femoral fracture episodes in the elderly in Piauí.