Patients risk for mortality at 90 days after proximal femur fracture – a retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital

Patients risk for mortality at 90 days after proximal femur fracture – a retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital

Abstract Background Despite improving the management of proximal femur fractures (PFF) with legal requirements of timing the surgery within 24 h, mortality rates in these patients remain still high. The objective of our study was to analyze potential cofactors which might influence the mortality rat...

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Main Authors: Anne Postler, Charlotte Posten, Melanie Schubert, Franziska Beyer, Jörg Lützner, Oliver Vicent, Christian Kleber, Jens Goronzy, Konrad Kamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Aged, Hip Fractures
Proximal femur fractures
Surgery
Risk factors
Mortality
Survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04733-8

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