ArticleArchives of osteoporosis2021
Hip fracture and mortality: study of specific causes of death and risk factors.
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- Impact of fast-track rehabilitation nursing on pressure ulcers and postoperative complications in patients with inter-trochanteric fractures: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of optimal exercise-based strategy for patients with hip fracture: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
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- Determinants of mortality following intertrochanteric fractures, comorbidities versus reduction quality: retrospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Comparison of Mobility and Health-Related Quality of Life Between Hemiarthroplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Threshold Effect of Time to Admission on Long-Term Mortality in Geriatric Hip Fractures: A 24-H Critical Window Identified.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of a Robust Prediction Model for Postoperative Pneumonia in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture: Integrating Frailty, Nutrition, and Comprehensive Risk Assessment.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Association of Psychological Resilience With Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery.Journal of patient experience · 2026Article
- Application of deep learning-clinical baseline feature fusion model to predict postoperative mortality in elderly patients with hip fracture: a multicenter study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Multifactorial predictors of falls in older adults: a decade of data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- In-Hospital Mortality Among 40,253 Older Adults with Hip Fracture: Survival Outcomes and Multivariate Analysis in a Chilean Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Investigation of the Medium- and Long-Term Results of a Pioneering Method in the Treatment of Geriatric Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: Osteosynthesis Using the WALANT Technique.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Crystal Ball in a Blood's Drop: Unlocking Hidden Prognostic Power in the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and the Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) for Elderly Hip Fracture Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Does a high body mass index remain a protective factor in hip fracture patients with hypertension and diabetes?Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Heavy Strength Training in Older Adults: Implications for Health, Disease and Physical Performance.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Review
- Validation of the Frail-VIG frailty index in geriatric population with femur fracture.European geriatric medicine · 2025Observational
- Hip fractures: femoral neck versus trochanteric fractures, baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes.Bone & joint open · 2025Article
- The vulnerability of hip fracture patients with cognitive impairment: an analysis of health conditions, hospital care, and outcomes.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
The leading causes of mortality in our study were pneumonia, diseases of the circulatory system, and dementias. In patients with hip fractures, the emphasis should be placed not only on measures to prevent falls and osteoporosis, but also on preventing functional decline and pneumonia. PURPOSE: To describe the specific causes of death in patients who died up to 2 years after sustaining a hip fracture, how many of those deaths were directly related to the hip fracture, and the risk factors for mortality.
methodsA retrospective review of the clinical data of all patients admitted with hip fractures between December 2009 and September 2015. Cause of death was classified according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD10)
resultsIn the first 2 years after hip fracture, 911 patients (32.7%) died. The leading causes of mortality were pneumonia 177 (19.4%), diseases of the circulatory system 146 (16%), and dementias 126 (13.9%). Thirty patients (3.2%) died from causes directly related to hip fracture or surgery. Mortality risk factors with a higher relative risk were advanced age, male sex, higher comorbidity, delirium, and medical complications during admission.
conclusionsPneumonia and circulatory system diseases were the commonest causes of death in our study. In patients with hip fractures, emphasis should be placed on preventing functional decline and pneumonia. In a few patients, death was directly related to the hip fracture, although decompensation of chronic illness as a result of hip fracture and fracture-related functional decline may have been indirect causes. Patients with worse conditions at admission had the highest risk of mortality.
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