Hip fractures in the elderly: mortality predictive factors at one year from surgery

Abstract Purpose To identify factors that could be associated to increased mortality in patients over 60 years of age with a hip fracture that undergo surgery. Materials and methods This is a prospective study of 90 patients carried out with the aim of identifying what are in our environment the risk factors associated to increased mortality in elderly patients subjected to surgery further to sustaining a hip fracture. Inclusion criteria were as follows: being older than 60 years of age, not having a pathological fracture and staying alive during hospitalization. All patients were followed up for one year or until their passing away. Risk factors analyzed in the study were: age, gender, general health status, mental impairment and functional status prior to fracture, as well as fracture type. Conclusions Gender and prior health status were the risk variables for which statistically significant differences were observed in terms of mortality at one year. In contrast, age and pre-fracture mental status stayed just below the statistical significant threshold for p