Changing Epidemiology of Distal Femur Fractures: Increase in Geriatric Fractures and Rates of Distal Femur Replacement
DFF volume has increased in the past 20 years, predominantly in elderly patients. Greater than 4.5× increase was observed in the proportion of geriatric DFFs treated with DFR during this study period. The total cost of DFR treatment was consistently greater than other surgical treatments.
Authors
- Graham J. DeKeyser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9670-8211)
- Justin M. Haller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8269-3925)
- Tyler Thorne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8305-6306)
- Brook I. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1808-3425)
Institutions
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Medical Protective (US)
- Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00007
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.87
Funders
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality