Every time winter comes, especially when it comes to rainy weather, there is a significant increase in the number of elderly fracture patients in hospitals. Winter fracture has become one of the major diseases threatening the health of the elderly.
After the fracture, the elderly who are in poor physical condition not only have to suffer great pain, but also can be bedridden for a long time and induce complications such as bedsores, cerebral thrombosis, urinary tract stones and respiratory infections, which can be life-threatening in serious cases, so the elderly should be especially careful against fractures in winter.
The survey found that the incidence of fracture in winter is 24% higher than in other seasons. Why are seniors prone to fractures in winter?
Mobility problems. In winter, most elderly people wear bulky clothes and have difficulty in moving around; in addition, there is a lot of rainy weather, which makes them prone to fall and injury. The cold weather makes the already degenerated bones, muscles and nervous system of the elderly more inflexible, increasing the possibility of fractures.
Increase in the number of nighttime rises. Winter nights are long, and the elderly often have to get up several times, because they are not yet awake, the bathroom floor is too slippery, once they lose their balance and fall, they are prone to injury, and this type of cause of fracture also accounts for a large part in winter.
Osteoporosis. Winter sunshine time is short, the elderly outdoor activities reduced, ultraviolet radiation is not enough, the body to help calcium absorption of active vitamin D conversion reduced, causing calcium malabsorption, aggravating the process of osteoporosis, bone strength decline, often resulting in the elderly fall on a fracture.
The grandmother is more likely to fracture than the father under the big, Granny Li panic to school to send clothes to her grandchildren, and as a result, accidentally fell, right hip severe pain. To the hospital a check: right hip (femoral neck) fracture, the need for artificial joint replacement. Hip fractures, vertebral fractures and radial fractures are the three most common fractures in the elderly, especially femoral neck fractures often occur in older women, so they are also known as “old lady fractures”.
Older women are indeed more prone to fractures, and their risk is about three times higher than that of men, which is related to women’s own physiological characteristics – women are more prone to osteoporosis and compensatory osteophytes after menopause due to decreasing estrogen levels, and osteoporosis is an important cause of fractures in the elderly. Studies have shown that women’s bone quality will decline dramatically in the first 10 years after menopause, with up to 40% at risk of fracture due to osteoporosis. Men, on the other hand, generally do not experience a slow decline in bone quality until they are about 60 years old. Therefore, on the whole, women are more likely to have fractures than dads.
In addition, in addition to preventing falls, elderly women should not be too fast and violent when doing squatting, getting up and going up and down stairs in their daily lives to avoid fractures.
The fracture of the elderly should not enter the misunderstanding, the elderly fracture occurs after the healing rate is slow, its treatment procedures and prognosis are very different from young people. Once a fracture has occurred, the elderly should pay particular attention to the following points.
After a fracture, do not stay in bed for a long time as the saying goes, “It takes a hundred days to break a bone”. In the past, many elderly people thought they must be bedridden to “correct” and “heal” their fractures, but Peng Hao pointed out that long-term bed rest can lead to serious complications and is an important reason for increasing the death rate of elderly people with fractures.
After the fracture of the elderly should be actively done according to the condition of the corresponding surgery such as internal fixation, generally 3-10 days after surgery can be out of bed. Because long-term bed rest will further reduce the blood circulation of the elderly, at the same time, long-term bed rest is also easy to make the heart lack of oxygen, inducing myocardial infarction.
Fracture is not healed, moving or not moving?
Many elderly people are eager to move their injured parts after fracture in order to recover as soon as possible. Whether to move or not to move is determined by the fracture site.
Elderly people with vertebral fractures cannot stand or sit, and moving without permission may cause hunchback or even paralysis. However, in the case of fractured limbs, in addition to the fixed parts, you should move the unfixed parts such as fingers and toes as much as possible, because this can effectively promote the peripheral blood circulation of the limbs, eliminate swelling and help relieve pain.
Don’t take “big tonic” after fracture
After a fracture, some people say that drinking bone soup and taking calcium tablets are good for you, but this is not true. The healing process after a fracture is influenced by many factors, and a lot of calcium supplementation is not only bad for fracture healing, but also harmful and will increase the burden on the kidneys. The patient is bedridden for a long time, the kidneys do not urinate well, too much calcium salt deposition is also easy to produce urinary stones.
Therefore, after the fracture, you can drink bone soup (1-2 times a week), eat more collagen-rich pig’s feet, pig skin, fish glue, eggs, fish and shrimp, milk, soy products and other foods that contain more calcium and phosphorus, as well as vitamin C, fruits and vegetables. But should not be partial diet, should pay attention to the overall nutrition.
After the fracture of the original poor physical condition of the elderly, not only to bear the great pain, and long-term bed rest can induce bed sores, cerebral thrombosis, urinary tract stones and respiratory infections and other complications, and in serious cases can be life-threatening, so the elderly in winter, especially beware of fractures.
The survey found that the incidence of fracture in winter is 24% higher than in other seasons. Why are seniors prone to fractures in winter?
Mobility problems. In winter, most elderly people wear bulky clothes and have difficulty in moving around; in addition, there is a lot of rainy weather, which makes them prone to fall and injury. The cold weather makes the already degenerated bones, muscles and nervous system of the elderly more inflexible, increasing the possibility of fractures.
Increase in the number of nighttime rises. Winter nights are long, and the elderly often have to get up several times, because they are not yet awake, the bathroom floor is too slippery, once they lose their balance and fall, they are prone to injury, and this type of cause of fracture also accounts for a large part in winter.
Osteoporosis. Winter sunshine time is short, the elderly outdoor activities reduced, ultraviolet radiation is not enough, the body to help calcium absorption of active vitamin D conversion reduced, causing calcium malabsorption, aggravating the process of osteoporosis, bone strength decline, often resulting in the elderly fall on a fracture.
The grandmother is more likely to fracture than the father under the big, Granny Li panic to school to send clothes to her grandchildren, and as a result, accidentally fell, right hip severe pain. To the hospital a check: right hip (femoral neck) fracture, the need for artificial joint replacement. Hip fractures, vertebral fractures and radial fractures are the three most common fractures in the elderly, especially femoral neck fractures often occur in older women, so they are also known as “old lady fractures”.
Older women are indeed more prone to fractures, and their risk is about three times higher than that of men, which is related to women’s own physiological characteristics – women are more prone to osteoporosis and compensatory osteophytes after menopause due to decreasing estrogen levels, and osteoporosis is an important cause of fractures in the elderly. Studies have shown that women’s bone quality will decline dramatically in the first 10 years after menopause, with up to 40% at risk of fracture due to osteoporosis. Men, on the other hand, generally do not experience a slow decline in bone quality until they are about 60 years old. Therefore, on the whole, women are more likely to have fractures than dads.
In addition, in addition to preventing falls, elderly women should not be too fast and violent when doing squatting, getting up and going up and down stairs in their daily lives to avoid fractures.
The fracture of the elderly should not enter the misunderstanding, the elderly fracture occurs after the healing rate is slow, its treatment procedures and prognosis are very different from young people. Once a fracture has occurred, the elderly should pay particular attention to the following points.
After a fracture, do not stay in bed for a long time as the saying goes, “It takes a hundred days to break a bone”. In the past, many elderly people thought they must be bedridden to “correct” and “heal” their fractures, but Peng Hao pointed out that long-term bed rest can lead to serious complications and is an important reason for increasing the death rate of elderly people with fractures.
After the fracture of the elderly should be actively done according to the condition of the corresponding surgery such as internal fixation, generally 3-10 days after surgery can be out of bed. Because long-term bed rest will further reduce the blood circulation of the elderly, at the same time, long-term bed rest is also easy to make the heart lack of oxygen, inducing myocardial infarction.
Fracture is not healed, moving or not moving?
Many elderly people are eager to move their injured parts after a fracture in order to recover as soon as possible. Peng Hao pointed out that whether to move or not to move needs to be determined according to the fracture site.
The elderly with vertebral fractures cannot stand or sit, and moving without permission before healing may cause hunchback or even paralysis. However, the elderly with fractured limbs, in addition to the fixed parts, should move the unfixed parts such as fingers and toes as much as possible, because this can effectively promote the peripheral blood circulation of the limbs, eliminate swelling, and help relieve pain.
Don’t take “big tonic” after fracture
After a fracture, some people say that drinking bone soup and taking calcium tablets are good for you, but this is not true. The healing process after a fracture is influenced by many factors, and a lot of calcium supplementation is not only bad for fracture healing, but also harmful and will increase the burden on the kidneys. The patient is bedridden for a long time, the kidneys do not urinate well, too much calcium salt deposition is also easy to produce urinary stones.
Therefore, after the fracture, you can drink bone soup (1-2 times a week), eat more collagen-rich pig’s feet, pig skin, fish glue, eggs, fish and shrimp, milk, soy products and other foods that contain more calcium and phosphorus, as well as vitamin C, fruits and vegetables. But should not be partial food, should pay attention to the overall nutrition.