Comorbidity as the dominant predictor of mortality after hip fracture surgeries

ConclusionOur analysis showed that CCI is the dominant predictor of both short- and long-term mortality compared with delay in surgery. The effect of CCI is vital in the prognostication of mortality in patients surgically treated for hip fractures.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00198-019-05139-8

Source: Osteoporosis International - August 25, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research