Long-Term Social Prognosis after Hip Fractures
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Orthopaedica
- Vol. 53 (1), 97-101
- https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678208992185
Abstract
A long term follow-up study of 518 patients with hip fractures was undertaken 2.5 years after the operation. The total mortality was 35 per cent (180/518). The risk of social deterioration for patients admitted from home was 47 per cent (132/281). A statistical analysis showed this risk to be determined primarily by the age of the patient and secondarily by the placement of the patient on discharge from hospital. A thorough description of these factors is presented.Keywords
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