Non-hip fracture-associated trauma in the elderly population

admissions incorporated into the trauma registry, were considered to be a unique group. They differ from other trauma patients in their higher rates of mortality, hospital stay and complications [5]. Although the tracking of such a group is important for the evaluation of the entire trauma population, it is only logical to exclude isolated hip fractures from other traumatic injuries when evaluating the data on elderly patients. The objectives of this study were: a) to identify the characteristics of non-hip fracture elderly trauma patients and to compare these characteristics with those of other younger trauma patients; b) to report the distribution of causes of injury for different age groups among the elderly; and c) to identify the significant predictive factors for mortality and their relative importance for non-hip fracture elderly trauma patients.