[Economic aspect of osteoporotic fracture treatment].

The authors analyzed 307 cases of osteoporotic fractures of proximal femur, distal radius and vertebral bodies treated in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology in Siedlce in 1997. The majority (243) of the fractures referred to the proximal femur. They were treated operatively (202) by Ender intramedullary nailing, hemialloplastics or fixation with hip screws. There were 40 patients hospitalized with the distal radius fracture, 29 of them were operated. The fractures of the vertebral bodies (24) were stabilized with Jewett brace or plaster jacket. When analyzing costs of hospital treatment of osteoporotic fractures, the authors considered the number of patients, the period of hospital stay and the number and type of surgeries. Higher costs of the therapy of osteoporotic fractures in comparison with the treatment of other cases in the orthopedic-traumatic ward were proven.