When does annual geriatric hip fracture mortality revert to baseline?
Hip fracture patients who survive the initial injury are still subject to annual mortality risk of approximately 20%, an elevation above population norms persisting for at least a decade. The data underscores the severity of geriatric hip fractures, and suggest that focusing one- or two-year survival rates may not fully capture the severity of the injury.
Authors
- Jaimo Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-9987)
- Alexander Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6237-5498)
- Joseph Bernstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9410-9274)
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2024.1359648
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57