Incidence of bone protection and associated fragility injuries in patients with proximal femur fractures.

Objectives: Our aim was to investigate whether patients presenting with fragility fractures of the proximal femur are receiving osteoporosis treatment and to assess the number of other fragility fractures they have sustained prior to admission.

Methods: All patients presenting to our institution with fragility fractures of the proximal femur within an 18-month period (January 2012-August 2013) were included. Patient demographics; fracture classification (AO/OTA); American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade; Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) on admission; type of operation; time to operation; peri-operative complications; length of hospital stay (LOS); walking status; osteoporotic medication; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) results; additional fragility fractures; and mortality were collected and analysed.