Objective: To observe the outcome of hip fractures which accepted traction treatment instead of operation considering their general condition in elderly.
Methods: 102 cases of hip fractures accompanied by heart disease, hypertension, diabetes etc from Nov. 2000 to Jan. 2005 were accepted traction treatment. Among them, 37 cases are femoral neck and 65 cases are femoral intertrochanteric fractures. The average age was 75.8 years old, ranging from 48 to 98 years old. All cases were treated at home.
Results: one-year mortality was 8.8% (9/102). According to the incidence, the complications include bedsore (30/102, 29.4), pulmonary infection (6/102, 5.9%), DVT (2/102), PE (1/102), Urine infection (1/102). The rate of healing in femoral neck fractures was 51.7% (15/29); in intertrochanteric fractures was 97.6% (40/41). The decrease of Harris score between pre-injury and post-injury was 23.1 in femoral neck fractures and 15.6 in intertrochanteric fractures.
Conclusion: For non-displacement and stable femoral neck fractures and some intertrochanteric fractures, good results could be obtained by traction treatment. Considering its low cost, traction treatment had its own indications.
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