Functional autonomy and 12-month mortality in older adults with proximal femoral fractures in an orthogeriatric setting: risk factors and gender differences.

Our study suggests that functional loss in older adults hospitalised for proximal femur fractures is greatest in the first 6 months after discharge, and this increases the risk of death at 1 year. Cumulative mortality at 12 months is higher in men and appears to be related to polypharmacy and new hospital admissions 6 months after discharge.