Mortality and morbidity following operative management of tibial shaft fractures in octogenarians.

Tom G PollardPuneet GuptaTheodore QuanPradip RamamurtiJoseph E ManziSafa C FassihiAlex GuJames DeBritz

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2022)

After controlling for demographics and comorbidities, age was not independently associated with 30-day mortality or any other peri-operative complications between patients aged 80 to 89 and patients aged 65 to 79 following operative management of tibial shaft fractures. In appropriately selected octogenarian patients, operative management of tibial shaft fractures represents a relatively safe treatment modality that may promote early rehabilitation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
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risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
replacement therapy