Functional decline in nonagenarians admitted for hip fracture
Patients over 90 years of age are more susceptible to worsening their function during admission and have a higher risk of not being able to walk at discharge. Efforts should be made to reverse this decline in order to reduce the associated mortality.
Authors
- María Plaza-Carmona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6886-7215)
- Pilar Sáez-López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9467-7746)
- Sonia Jiménez-Mola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6166-4378)
- P Fernández García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3654-9655)
- Jesús Seco‐Calvo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7818-9777)
- Francisco A. Rubio Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7608-154X)
Institutions
- Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón (ES)
- Hospital Universitario de León (ES)
- Universidad de León (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.20240796
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00