High Charlson Comorbidity Index is associated with infection and mortality following surgical treatment of elderly proximal femoral fractures
Our study highlights that female sex and high Charlson Comorbidity Index were predictors of infection following surgical treatment of proximal femur fractures in elderly patients. Patients with multiple comorbidities (elevated ASA and/or CCI scores) and/or those who developed postoperative infection were at higher risk of mortality.
Authors
- Thomas Stravinskas Durigon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4951-0963)
- Luiz Fernando Cocco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9609-7382)
- José Leandro Felix Salles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3417-6544)
- Fernando Baldy dos Reis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2431-2634)
- Guilherme Guadagnini Falótico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4189-574X)
- Laís Sales Seriacopi
- A Dell'aquila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-2930)
Institutions
- Associação Paulista de Medicina (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-08849-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01