Asim Hussain, Saeed Vohra, Saima Abid.
Incidence and Subsequent Mortality after Hip Fracture in Sindh and KPK Population.
Med Forum Jan ;2(5):6-8.

Objective: To evaluate incidence and subsequent mortality after hip fracture in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa population. Study Design: Prospective and Observational Study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Orthopedic wards of the Zia-ud-Din teaching hospital, Dow University hospital, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) hospital, Karachi, Peoples Medical University Hospital, Nawabshah, Ayub Medical College Teaching hospital Abbottabad and Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar for the period of 15 years from January 1996 to December 2011. Patients and Methods: Five thousand patients with hip fractures admitted in Orthopaedic Wards at Zia-ud-Din teaching hospital, Dow University hospital, JPMC, Hospital Karachi, Peoples Medical University Hospital, Nawabshah, Ayub Medical College Teaching hospital, Abbottabad and Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar were studied. Results: When results were summed up and test parameters were compared, it was seen that the incidence of Hip fractures were increased from 1996 to 2011 and steadily declined from 2003 to 2011, but comorbidity rates were increasing (P<0.05). Conclusion: Finally we conclude that in the Sindh and KPK provinces of Pakistan, Hip fracture rates and subsequent mortality among elderly are declining and comorbidity among these patients is increasing. We suggest that large scale studies among all big cities of Pakistan may be carried out to evaluate above facts. To reduce mortality, attention must focus on improvement in health care.

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