Do clinical characteristics and outcome in nonagenarians with a hip fracture differ from younger patients?

Abstract

Aim: To compare clinical characteristics and outcome of nonagenarian hip fracture patients with younger patients aged 65-89years. Methods: This was a cohort follow-up study of admissions for a hip fracture between 2005-2010 (mean follow up of 3.5years) in two teaching hospitals in the Netherlands; 230 nonagenarians and 1014 patients aged 65-89years were included. Clinical characteristics, adverse events, mobility and mortality were compared. Results: Nonagenarians were more likely to be female and anemic (both P<0.001), and had more trochanteric fractures (P=0.005). The number of American Society of Anesthesiologists III/VI classified patients did not differ between the two groups. During th..