SURVIVAL OF NONAGENARIAN PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURES: A COHORT STUDY

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to assess survival and factors that may influence survival in nonagenarians with hip fracture. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 134 nonagenarian patients admitted for hip fractures over a period of 9 years, and reviewed medical records and survival data from the National Population Register. The analysis included demographic data, ASA score, surgical delay, type of treatment, and mortality. Results: Mean patient age was 92.53 years (range 90-103 years). Of the total, 35.8% of the fractures involved the femoral neck and 64.2% were in the trochanteric region. Overall mortality was 18.7% at 30 days, and 9% at one year. Mean survival for the entire sample was 683±78.1 days, with a median of 339 days; survival in men and women was 595±136.8 days and 734±94.6 days, respectively. We found that type of fracture (p=0.026) and ASA score (p=0.004) were the main factors influencing survival. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis indicated that patients with extracapsular fractures treated by internal fixation had a better survival rate (p=0.047). There was no significant differences between sexes (p = 0.102) or diagnosis (p = 0.537) Conclusion: Although nonagenarian patients have numerous comorbidities, surgical treatment using internal fixation seems superior to a conservative approach. Level of Evidence III, Retrospective Comparative Study..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira - 25(2017), 4, Seite 132-136

Sprache:

Englisch ; Portugiesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alexa Ovidiu [VerfasserIn]
Gheorghevici Teodor Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Popescu Dragos [VerfasserIn]
Veliceasa Bogdan [VerfasserIn]
Alexa Ioana Dana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aged, 80 and over
Femoral neck fractures
Hip fractures
Medicine
Orthopedic surgery
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Survival analysis

doi:

10.1590/1413-785220172504167561

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DOAJ012459208