Biochemical markers of inflammation are associated with increased mortality in hip fracture patients: the Bispebjerg Hip Fracture Biobank.
Debbie Norring-AgerskovLise BathumOle Birger Vesterager PedersenBo AbrahamsenJes Bruun LauritzenNiklas Rye JørgensenHenrik L JørgensenPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2019)
This study shows that 30-day mortality after a hip fracture is associated with elevated levels of suPAR, CRP and ferritin as well as with lower levels of transferrin. This excess inflammatory response is likely caused by muscle damage associated with the hip fracture. However, this needs to be further clarified.