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Determining factors of mortality in the elderly with hip fractures
Y Koike1, H Imaizumi, E Takahashi
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hiraka General Hospital, Yokote, Japan.
The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
|October 20, 1999
Abstract:
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.