Heavy snow and freezing rain have fallen again in recent days, causing the road to freeze rapidly overnight. Such travel conditions pose a lot of challenges to people, especially the elderly. It is understood that in the Joint Surgery Center of Wuhan Fourth Hospital, 8 elderly people over 65 years old who were over 65 years old were admitted in the past three days and needed to be shut down and replaced due to the "last fracture in life" caused by a fall.
78-year-old Aunt Hu saw that there was a supermarket in the community group to release preferential information, so she went out to buy on the afternoon of the 5th. When he was holding the shopping cart in one hand and putting the other in his pocket to walk back, he accidentally slipped at the entrance of the community. "At that time, I couldn't get up from the ground. Aunt Hu said that it was the neighbors who helped contact the family and dialed 120 before being sent to the Fourth Hospital of Wuhan. After examination, Aunt Hu suffered a fracture of the left femoral neck.
When slipping, the body leans back and concentrates the weight on one side of the hip, and since the femoral neck is a weak link, it is easy to fracture the femoral neck. According to Cheng Wenjun, director of the joint surgery center of the hospital, the elderly themselves have osteoporosis and fractures can occur if they suffer from slight external force. In addition, the muscles around the hip joint in the elderly are degenerated and their elasticity decreases, and they cannot effectively resist the harmful stress of the hip, and fractures can occur even in the absence of obvious trauma.
After hip fracture in the elderly, conservative ** needs to stay in bed for a long time, which is easy to cause a variety of complications such as falling pneumonia, bedsores, and venous thrombosis of the lower limbs, which endangers the patient's life. Therefore, it is recommended that patients who are eligible for surgery have surgery as soon as possible. "After a detailed analysis of the condition by the doctor, the family agreed to perform hip replacement surgery**.
For the elderly who unfortunately have femoral neck fractures, the Department of Joint Surgery of Wuhan Fourth Hospital provides a professional program - total hip replacement. This surgery is not only effective in restoring joint function and reducing pain, but also allows patients to return to their normal lives as quickly as possible. Director Cheng Wenjun introduced that since 2020, the Department of Joint Surgery of Wuhan Fourth Hospital has also established a green channel for geriatric fragility fractures, and some elderly people with femoral neck fractures can be operated on within 48 hours after hospitalization. Post-operative hospital specialists and joint surgeons also provide a range of guidance services, including physical and lifestyle modifications, to help patients recover as quickly as possible. It avoids the complications caused by long-term bed rest - bedsores, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs, etc., which not only improves the quality of life of the elderly, but also escorts their health.
Although rain and snow bring inconvenience to life, by taking proper precautions, we can reduce the risk of femoral neck fracture in the elderly. Cheng Wenjun reminded the elderly to reduce outdoor activities as much as possible, and do a good job of anti-slip and anti-fall when going out: such as wearing non-slip shoes and using non-slip mats, and bringing a cane to assist walking if necessary. If you fall inadvertently, stay calm, do not move freely when you feel pain, and shout for help for help.
Reporter: Xie Qing Correspondent: Yang Kaixiang, Zhang Huijuan, Wang Cheng.
Editor: Wang Jian.
Editor-in-charge: Summer.
Editor: Wang Jun.