Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1999, 188 (2)

Determing Factors of Mortality in the Elderly with Hip Fractures

YOICHI KOIKE, HIDEKI IMAIZUMI, EIJI TAKAHASHI, YOSHIHIRO MATSUBARA and HIROSHI KOMATSU1

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and 1Department of Anesthesiology, Hiraka General Hospital, Yokote 013-0036

  • We conducted a retrospective study of the influence of various factors on the mortality of 114 patients with hip fractures. The mortality rate one year after surgery was 18%, which was 2.5 times larger than that of the general population. It was related to age, ECG abnormality, and post-operative complications.
    Key words--- hip fractures; femoral neck fractures; mortality; one-year survival
    © 1999 Tohoku University Medical Press

    Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1999, 188, 139-142
    Address for reprints: Yoichi Koike, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 1-30 Ekimaecho, Yokote 013-0036, Japan.

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