Gender-Based Frailty in Multiple Orthopedic Fractures.

The 5-factor modified frailty index (mFI-5) has been used as a prognostic tool to identify patients at higher risk for complications and mortality but has not been used to assess the relationship between frailty and extent of injury following ground-level falls. The aim of this study was to determine if mFI-5 is associated with increased risk for combined femur-humerus fractures compared to isolated femur fractures in geriatric patients. A retrospective analysis of 2017-2018 American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS-TQIP) data identified 190 836 patients with femur fractures and 5054 patients with combined femur-humerus fractures.

Combined Upper-Lower Extremities Fractures in the Elderly.

Age-related bone loss is believed to increase the risk of traumatic fragility fractures in both men and women. We aimed to determine the risk factors associated with simultaneous fractures in the upper-lower extremities. This retrospective study utilized the ACS-TQIP database from 2017 to 2019 to identify patients with respective fractures caused by ground-level falls.