Prospective study of the postoperative evolution of patients with a hip fracture and assessment of the factors that may affect the treatment outcome
Abstract
Pertrochanteric and femoral neck fractures (hip fractures) are common in the elderly and are usually associated with osteoporosis and minor trauma (falls). Such fractures should be regarded as a unique entity because several parameters may influence the outcome. During treatment, failure to address these parameters can cause significant morbidity and mortality increasing the global burden of hip fractures. Eight hundred patients (2008–2012) operated on due to a hip fracture were included in this study. Data related to functional outcome scores, re-fracture rate, quality of life and mortality rate were prospectively recorded, analysed and correlated to several risk factors. There were 498 (62.2%) women and 302 (37.8%) men with a mean age of 81.3 years (range, 60 to 95 years). Mean follow-up was 70 months (range, 1 to 96 months). Mean values of functional and quality of life scores were found to have progressively improved, but they did not reach the preoperative functional standards. Os ...
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