Hip fractures in extremely old patients

Abstract

ElderlyHip fracture Mortality Comorbidity a b s t r a c t Aims: The purpose of this study was to report a less seen age-group (>90) of hip fractures and to assess the predictors of functional loss, complications and mortality.Methods: Thirty-two patients at a mean age of 92.8 (±2.7) were treated in a single institution and reported at a mean follow-up of 2.02 (±1.35) years. Conclusion: Hip fractures are challenging in extremely old patients and associated with increased mortality and disability.

The fate of proximal femoral fractures in the 10th decade of life: An analysis of 117 consecutive patients

“…Kapicioglu et al [7] reported a 1-year mortality of 28% (9/32 patients) in a patient population similar to our study. However, in that consecutive follow-up study, all of the patients were excluded or not included if it was not possible to contact them via telephone for a follow-up interview.…”

“…Our patient population had a mean age of 92 years, which is a parameter that makes our study difficult to compare with many other studies that have also focused on patients of older age [7].…”

“…There is only a small amount of studies covering this issue, and they are characterised by a small number of samples, short follow-up periods and high numbers of patients who were lost to follow-up [7,8].…”

Evaluation of proximal femoral nail-antirotation and cemented, bipolar hemiarthroplasty with calcar replacement in treatment of intertrochanteric femoral fractures in terms of mortality and morbidity ratios

“…Although results in the literature are similar to our results, [18,19] several publications reported a higher mortality rate in the arthroplasty group. [20] There are several limitations to this study. The follow-up period was short because of the short life expectancy after fracture.…”

Comparison of femur intertrochanteric fracture fixation with hemiarthroplasty and proximal femoral nail systems

“…[22] glu et al who have reported higher mortality rates for arthroplasty group than internal fixation. [23,24] On the contrary, other studies found no difference in mortality between internal fixation and arthroplasty. [25,26] There are several limitations to this study.…”