Comparison of fractures seen in elderly before and during pandemic

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the fractures seen before and during the pandemic in individuals over the age of 65. 
 Method: The universe of this cross-sectional study consists of elderly patients with a fracture diagnosis between 01.09.2018-30.08.2021 at University Hospital. 
 Results: In the pre-pandemic periods, the total number of elderly patients diagnosed with fractures is 509. 57.06 % of the patients are women. The average age was founded as 76.7± 8.2 (65 - 106).The most common type of accidents that cause fractures with 85% are low energy accidents 70.9% of the elderly admitted with fractures under went surgical intervention. The total number of patients diagnosed with fracturesis 736 during the pandemic period. 53.3% (n=394) are women. The average age is 76.1± 8.2 (65-105).The most common fractures observed in patients are femur fractures.42.7% of this rate is significantly lower than before the pandemic (p=0.002).The most common type of accidents caused fractures significantly higher rate (89.2%) are low energy accidents (p=0.027).63.9% of fractures seen during the pandemic period underwent surgical intervention. The surgical intervention rate was significantly lower than before the pandemic (p=0.010).
 Conclusion: When the data obtained in this study are evaluated, it appears that the fractures occured during the pandemic period have increased numerically compared to the pre-pandemic period.