Influence of surgical quality (according to postoperative radiography) on mortality, complications and recovery of walking ability in 1425 hip fracture patients

Old patients with a hip fracture suffer a high risk of mortality and complications, specially along the first year [1,2,3,4]. Complications may be local or systemic, but both of them increase mortality and worsen the final functional results. Moreover, local complications force to surgical reoperation frequently: wound and implant infection, fracture non-union, ischemic necrosis of femoral head, prosthesis loosening, recurrent dislocation, and cut-out.

Source: Injury - February 19, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jos é Cordero-Ampuero, Claudio Peix, Sergio Marcos, Enrique Cordero G-G Source Type: research