Comparing rates of skull fractures in female versus male geriatric patients who sustain head injuries

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 65; pp. 168 - 171
• Main Authors: Alter, Scott M., Gonzalez, Michelly R., Solano, Joshua J., Clayton, Lisa M., Hughes, Patrick G., Shih, Richard D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2023; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Assaults; Emergency; Emergency medical care; Ethnicity; Female; Females; Fractures; Geriatrics; Head; Head injuries; Head Injuries, Closed - complications; Head trauma; Humans; Injuries; Male; Males; Minority & ethnic groups; Motorcycles; Older people; Patients; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Sex; Skull; Skull fracture; Skull Fractures; Statistical significance; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - adverse effects; Traffic accidents & safety; Trauma; Trauma centers; Vehicles; White people; United States > US; Skull fracture; Head trauma; Sex; Geriatrics

Head trauma is the leading cause of serious injury in the older adult population with skull fractures as a serious reported outcome. This study aims to evaluate the role of sex in the risk of skull fracture in patients over the age of 65. A prospective cohort study was conducted at two level-one tra...