FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTCOMES OF OLDER PATIENTS OPERATED DUE TO HIP FRACTURES.

Objective: Evaluating clinical factors associated with mortality in older patients who underwent surgical correction of hip fractures.

Methods: This observational and retrospective study analyzed the medical records of 67 patients (aged older than 60 years), both men and women, who underwent surgical correction of hip fractures from 2019 to 2020 at Hospital São Paulo. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, presence of comorbidities, affected hip region, and trauma mechanism.

RADIOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE MEDIAL JOINT SPACE OF THE HIP IN LEGG-CALVÉ-PERTHES DISEASE.

Objective: To evaluate medial joint space in affected and normal contralateral hips in patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD).

Methods: To compare joint space, femoral head extrusion (FHE), medial space coefficient (MSC) of the hip, and femoral head width (FHW) in affected and normal hips, using 127 radiographs of patients with unilateral LCPD and considering age groups under and over six years old as well as their disease stage.

Results: No statistically significant differences were observed regarding MSC between normal and affected hips regardless of disease staging.

EVALUATION OF POST-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FRAGILITY FRACTURES.

Objective: To evaluate the conduct of Brazilian orthopedists regarding preventive treatment after fragility fracture surgery.

Methods: A questionnaire was applied to Brazilian orthopedists. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS 16.