Hip fracture database
Diakonhjemmet's hip fracture database
Project Manager
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Norway is among the countries in the world with the highest rates of osteoporosis and hip fractures, and Diakonhjemmet is one of the hospitals that operates the most hip fractures in the country. These fractures cause significant morbidity and mortality in the population.
The treatment of these patients is largely interdisciplinary, and at Diakonhjemmet, hip fracture patients are treated in a separate orthogeriatric ward where the patients are cared for by orthopedists, geriatricians, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists in collaboration.
WHO CAN JOIN?
People with hip fractures undergoing surgery at Diakonhjemmet Hospital.
WHAT DOES THE STUDY INVOLVE?
Since 2006, data on all hip fracture patients has been registered in a separate database. This database now contains information on over 7,000 patients, and this material is being analyzed in several projects looking at outcomes after hip fracture.