XXXX in the elderly: a report from Japan with the most aging society.

@entity1 @entity3256 @entity6 @entity5 @entity794 @entity1511 @entity912
@entity1511 can be life-threatening for elderly @entity1 . To discuss the characteristics of the disease in the elderly, medical records of 103 consecutive cases of @entity1511 were reviewed. Of these, 45 cases were 65 years of age or older, and these 45 cases were enrolled into further study. In this study, the proportion of elderly @entity1 among the total number with @entity1511 was 43.7%, and this figure has increased with the passing of time as follows: 37.5% (1988-1993), 44.4% (1994-1999), and 55.5% (2000-2005). The microorganisms were isolated in 16 cases: @entity794 in 13 cases (including @entity3256 -resistant @entity794 in nine) and others in three. Twenty-five @entity1 had associated diseases: @entity6 in 18 @entity1 and @entity5 in seven. Thirty @entity1 were treated conservatively, and 15 @entity1 underwent surgery. Twenty-six @entity1 had @entity912 . All 15 @entity1 treated surgically, and eight of the 11 @entity1 treated conservatively showed improvement in @entity912 . Bone union was achieved in all cases except one. Our results indicate that a good outcome can be expected from conservative treatment in elderly @entity1 as well as the young.
