Association of abductor hip muscle atrophy with fall-related proximal femur fractures in the elderly

• Published in: Injury Vol. 51; no. 7; pp. 1626 - 1633
• Main Authors: Erinç, Samet, Bozca, Mehmet Ali, Bankaoğlu, Müjdat, Çakırtürk, Süleyman, Yahşi, Yusuf, Özdemir, Hacı Mustafa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Female; Gluteus medius; Hip - diagnostic imaging; Hip abductor muscles; Hip fractures; Hip Fractures - complications; Hip Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - diagnostic imaging; Muscular Atrophy - complications; Muscular Atrophy - diagnostic imaging; Orthopedics; Pelvis - injuries; Proximal femur fracture; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Aging; Hip fractures; Hip abductor muscles; Gluteus medius; Proximal femur fracture

•Fatty infiltration of the abductor muscle was more prominent on the fractured side than the control group in the patients with a proximal femur fracture.•However, atrophy scores for the gluteus medius muscle on the healthy side were not significantly different from scores in the control group.•Subj...