BACKGROUND Although maxillofacial injuries in the elderly population frequently result from falls and motor vehicle crashes, the association between osteoporosis and fractures of the maxillofacial region remains poorly defined. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between osteoporosis and maxillofacial trauma in the elderly. DESIGN, SETTING, AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: A retrospective review...

BACKGROUND While in recent years epidemiological studies on World War (WW) II-related traumatization and prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in elderly persons have been conducted for various European countries, for Austria, these numbers are unknown. OBJECTIVE The focus of this epidemiologic study was to picture the current mental health status and prevalence of PTSD and lifet...

BACKGROUND This review article is important for allergists/immunologists and otolaryngologists. It discussed chronic rhinosinusitis, epidemiology, pathogenesis, innate adaptive immunology, nuclear factor-kappa B related to inflammation, sepsis, complement, reactive oxygen species, asthma, sinusitis, elderly pathogenesis, oxidative stress, depression, seasonal variation, vitamin D, genetic susce...

Background In geriatric patients co-morbidity, i.e. the presence of several diseases simultaneously, is frequent, and exerts a decisive influence on elderly patients’ heading progressively towards complete loss of autonomy and exposure to very high risk injury. In the case of trauma and even more of polytrauma, the high level of comorbidity and drug therapies in the elderly, influence the outco...

OBJECTIVE To compare the characteristics of trauma in the elderly under and over 80-years-old. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of protocols of blunt trauma victims aged over 70 years. Individuals aged between 70 and 79 years were included in group I, those aged 80 years or greater in group II. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student t, chi-square and Fisher tests, c...

BACKGROUND In elderly community-dwelling patients who experience ground-level falls, fractures or brain injury are the major concern. Serious abdominal injury is seldom contemplated. AIM Identify all such patients presenting after a simple fall and admitted with serious blunt abdominal trauma to a single academic medical centre. DESIGN Retrospective chart analysis. METHOD All patients wit...

Background: Delayed pleural effusion (DPF) is an understudied complication of rib fractures. Many DPF are not treated unless symptomatic, however, the consequences of DPF in the elderly has not been discussed in current literature. We sought to investigate the characteristics of rib fracture DPF, its associated outcomes, and implications for management in geriatric trauma patients. Methods: A r...

The aim of this study is to present certain particularities in treating polytraumatized patients age of 65 and above. All of the patients were treated in our hospital. 413 patients were included in this 4 year study (2006-2010). Injury severity score was 17 and above (ISS > 17). Patients aged above 65 were sub grouped. In this 4-year period, we treated 52 or 13% elderly patients. In this subgro...

Abstract Background The evidence for the treatment of midthoracic fractures in elderly patients is weak. aim this study was to evaluate midterm results after posterior stabilization unstable elderly. Methods Retrospectively, all aged ≥65 suffering from an acute fracture treated with were included. Trauma mechanism, ASA score, concomitant injuries, ODI score and radiographic loss reduction evalu...

Objective: Head trauma is one of the most common causes emergency admission in elderly patients. The risk intracranial pathology increases after due to weakening bone structures, deterioration blood parameters, and use anticoagulants. This study aimed examine factors affecting mortality head geriatric Material Methods: Geriatric patients who were admitted department with between 01.01.2015 31.1...