Patients aged ninety years and older are exposed to increased risk of one-year mortality after hip fractures.

Jaime A LealLuisa Fernanda GarcíaOmar R PeñaAmparo Gomez-Gelvez

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2021)

Patients older than 90 years with hip fractures have higher mortality rates per year than younger patients. Some associations were found, but more studies are needed to reach final conclusions, which could help identify higher-risk patients and be able to implement additional measures.

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