The proximal fractures of the femur on the elderly represent a serious problem inside the public health context, because of the high economic costs needed for the treatment and it's consequence, as the high taxes of morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to discuss, through a literature revision, which is the most indicated treatment for the proximal fractures of the femur, on the elderly. The researched data bases were MEDLINE, COCHRANE and PEDro. The inclusion criterions were published studies on the last seven years, only on the Portuguese, English and Spanish languages, accomplished on human beings, with no genre distinction and with ages above 60 years old, with methodology draw of clinic research, random clinical research and systematic revisions with and without meta-analyses. Seven articles were found and after the analysis, it can be affirmed that there is no specific treatment for the proximal fractures of the femur on the elderly. The normal treatment indicated in most of these fractures is chirurgic and it requires physiotherapy involvement for an adjusted rehabilitation. Despite of the difficulty to compare the studies, was observed that a team of health professionals seems to promote a more effective rehabilitation, beyond prevent complications.
Elderly; Hip fracture; Rehabilitation; Surgery
