In-hospital mortality does not increase in patients aged over 85 years after hip fracture surgery. A retrospective observational study in a Japanese tertiary hospital

In-hospital mortality does not increase in patients aged over 85 years after hip fracture surgery. A retrospective observational study in a Japanese tertiary hospital

Abstract Introduction Hip fracture is a common and serious orthopedic injury among the geriatric population, necessitating surgical treatment. We tested whether age is a significant risk factor for in-hospital mortality after surgery in this retrospective cohort study and, further, analyzed causes a...

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Main Authors: Yoshihisa Fujita, Kumi Shimada, Tomohiko Sato, Masahiko Akatsu, Koichi Nishikawa, Atsuko Kanno, Toshitake Aizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Hip fracture
Risk factors
Mortality
Surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-018-0172-3

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