[Functional state of the cardiovascular system in bone fractures of the lower extremities in the middle-aged and elderly].

A dynamic electrocardiographic study and determination of main hemodynamic indices were carried out in 138 patients aged from 50 to 92 with fractures of various localization. In response to the trauma the hemodynamic indices changed considerably. A positive dynamics of revealed disorders was found only in a small number of patients in response to a complex therapy.