Citation

Kitamura S, Hasegawa Y, Suzuki S, Sasaki R, Iwata H, Wingstrand H, Thorngren KG. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. 1998; (348): 29-36.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Springer)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9553530

Abstract

One thousand one hundred sixty-nine elderly Japanese patients who sustained a hip fracture were observed prospectively. Ninety-two percent had operative fracture treatment. Hospital length of stay averaged 67 days; 81% of patients were discharged to their place of residence where they resided before sustaining the fracture. Mortality rates at 120 days, 1 year, and 2 years after injury were 6%, 11%, and 19%, respectively. At 1-year followup, ambulatory status was recovered to that of the level experienced before injury in 67% of patients.

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