Hip fracture is one of the most common injuries encountered in orthopedics.
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Because of the high morbidity and mortality, hip fracture has considerable health
and economic consequences for patients and families, and a burden to health care systems
worldwide.
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Previous studies have reported that the mortality in hip fracture patients in the
subsequent year is between 20% and 30% and, moreover, that the risk for death can
last up to 5 years, thus making it a public health concern.
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However, with advances in surgical techniques and developments in the management
of comorbidities and complications, patients are living longer.
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In recent years, some studies have identified many factors significantly affecting
long-term mortality in this population, including comorbidities and hypoalbuminemia.
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Furthermore, studies from Western countries have reported 1- and 5-year mortality
of 7% and 24% in these patients.
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However, nearly no studies have addressed the impact of risk factors on long-term
mortality in geriatric Chinese patients who sustained hip fracture. Accordingly, the
aim of this study was to explore the postoperative long-term mortality and risk factors
affecting long-term mortality in geriatric patients who sustained hip fracture in
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Published online: August 27, 2021
Footnotes
L.F., S.F., and Y.Y. are co–first authors.
Funding: This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81900357, 81903392, 81941021, 81901252, 82001476), the Military Medical Science and Technology Youth Incubation Program (20QNPY110), the Excellent Youth Incubation Program of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital (2020-YQPY-007), the Military Medicine Youth Program of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital (QNF19069), the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFC2000400), the National S&D Resource Sharing Service Platform Project of China (YCZYPT[2018]07), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project (2019M650359, 2020M682816, 2021T140298).
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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