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Outcomes of ultra-old vs old patients after hip fracture surgery: a matched cohort analysis of 1524 patients.

Poh-Hwee Julia NgTong Leng TanAnand PillaiSean Wei Loong Ho
Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2022)
The 1-year mortality of surgically-managed geriatric hip fracture patients older than 85 years of age is not determined by age alone. Patients aged 85 years and above are at higher risk for pneumonia postoperatively. Ultra-old hip fracture patients with an intertrochanteric fracture are more likely to have poorer function at 1 year after hip fracture surgery.
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