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ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2026

Inpatient mortality following hip fracture in the United States: an updated analysis of over one million cases.

Bradley A Lezak, Nathaniel P Mercer, Jared Silberlust, Eduardo Iturrate, Sanjit Konda, Philipp Leucht, Kenneth A Egol

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Bradley A LezakNYU Langone Orthopedics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, United States.
Nathaniel P MercerNYU Langone Orthopedics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, United States.
Jared SilberlustNYU Langone Orthopedics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, United States.
Eduardo IturrateNYU Langone Orthopedics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, United States.
Sanjit KondaNYU Langone Orthopedics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, United States.
Philipp LeuchtNYU Langone Orthopedics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, United States.
Kenneth A EgolNYU Langone Orthopedics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, United States. kenneth.egol@nyulangone.org.

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backgroundUnderstanding the current risk of inpatient mortality following hip fracture in the United States is of significant value to patient families and the health system. Currently, the literature lacks a national representation of the inpatient mortality following hip fracture. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of inpatient mortality following hip fracture using Epic Cosmos-an aggregated, de-identified, multi-institutional data that includes over 280 million patients in the United States.

methodsA "Cosmos hip fracture cohort" that included all adults (18 years or older) who sustained a femoral neck, intertrochanteric, or subtrochanteric hip fracture (ICD 72.0, S72.1, S72.2) between January 2019 and December 2024 was created. The dataset was queried for demographic data including age, sex, geographic location, incidence of inpatient mortality, and bone health medication use at the time of admission.

resultsThe Cosmos database included 284,455,033 patients, of which 1,232,250 hip fracture hospital admissions between January 2019 and December 2024 were identified. Of these patients, 47,773 (3.9%) expired during their hip fracture hospital admission. The most common age bracket was 85 years or older (39.8%), followed by 75-85 (30.0%), and 65-75 (17.8%). Most patients were white (91%) females (55.5%). Most inpatient mortalities occurred in the South (38.4%), followed by the Midwest (31.8%), followed by the Northeast (23.6%), and last by the West (6.2%).

conclusionThe current inpatient mortality following hip fracture is 3.9%. Most inpatient mortalities occurred in white females above the age of 85 in the South of the country. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.

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Hip FracturesHospital MortalityAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesEpic COSMOSFemoral neck fractureHip fractureIn-patient mortalityOrthopedic trauma surgery

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