Depression and geriatric assessment in older people admitted for hip fracture.

Background: Depression is common among older people with hip fracture.

Aim: To assess depression scores and other mental and physical health variables in older people with and without depression, admitted to a traumatology ward for a hip fracture.

Material And Methods: Cross sectional study of older patients admitted for surgical treatment of hip fracture.

Síndrome metabólico y otros factores asociados a gonartrosis.

Objective: To evaluate whether an association exists between gonarthrosis and metabolic syndrome X (MS) as well as other potential risk factors.

Method: Comparative cross-sectional study of 310 patients evaluated by pathology of knee grouped in patients with gonarthrosis and without it. Sociodemographic, anthropometric and laboratory data was obtained.