Fewer native and periprosthetic femoral fracture patients receive an orthogeriatric review and expedited surgery compared to hip fracture patients

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates large disparities in management of other femoral and periprosthetic fractures compared to hip fractures, specifically time to surgery and orthogeriatrician review. This may have resulted in the comparatively higher mortality rate of native femoral fracture patients. Expansion of the BPT to include the whole femur is likely to improve outcomes.PMID:37720960 | DOI:10.1177/11207000231198459

Source: Hip International - September 18, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Muhamed M Farhan-Alanie Sam C Jonas Daniel Gallacher Michael R Whitehouse Tim Js Chesser Source Type: research