Survival analysis after hip fracture: higher mortality than the general population and delayed surgery increases the risk at any time.
Maximiliano BarahonaCristian BarrientosGabriel CavadaJulián BrañesÁlvaro MartinezJaime CatalanPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2021)
The 2 significant findings of this study are that hip fracture patients over 40 years old have a higher risk of dying at any time compared to the general population and that the waiting time for surgery (a modifiable factor) decreases survival rates at any time.