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Abstract
This retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate the mortality and morbidity of
patients undergoing hip fracture surgery within 12 h of admission, compared with surgery
more than 12 h after admission, the patients had no acute medical conditions that
required preoperative treatment. Mortality rates were based on survival of the patients
up to 1 year after surgery. For patients with fractures of the femoral neck, and in
whom surgery was performed within 12 hours of admission, the mortality rate was significantly
lower from 5 months after the operation. Time of surgery did not influence the mortality
of patients with trochanteric fractures. It is suggested that a fractured neck of
the femur in an otherwise fit elderly patient should be regarded as a surgical emergency.
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 1,
1991
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© 1992 Published by Elsevier Inc.
