Surgery Within 24 Hours Reduces Mortality and General Complication Rates in Patients Who Have Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures at the Hip

In patients who have hip fractures, treatment within 24 hours reduces mortality and complication rates. A similar relationship can be assumed for patients who have hip periprosthetic fractures (PPF) owing to the similar baseline characteristics of the patient populations. This monocentric retrospective study aimed to compare the complication and mortality rates in patients who had hip PPF treated within and after 24 hours.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - March 2, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Christian Wulbrand, Bernd F üchtmeier, Markus Weber, Christoph Eckstein, Alexander Hanke, Franz Müller Source Type: research