Abstract
Background: The incidence of hip fractures is increasing. Elderly patients with a hip fracture frequently present with comorbidities, which are associated with higher mortality rates. Clinical studies regarding long-term functional outcome and mortality in hip fractures are rare. The aim of this study was to analyse the functional outcome and the mortality rate after a follow-up of 5 years in elderly patients with a hip fracture.
Materials and Methods: This combined retrospective and cross-sectional study included patients aged 65years or older with a low energy hip fracture who underwent surgery in the Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands. Data such as demographics and mortality rates were retrospectively collected and functional outcome (i.e. mobility, pain, housing conditions and quality of life) was assessed by a questionnaire.
Results: Two hundred and sixteen patients were included in this study (mean age 82.2, SD +/- 7.5). No significant differences were found in pain before hip fracture and after 1-year and 5-year follow-ups. Long-term functional outcome deteriorated after a hip fracture, with a significant increase in the use of walking aids (p <0.001), a significant decrease of patients living in a private home (p <0.001), and a low physical quality of life (SF-12 PCS = 27.1). The mortality incidences after 30-day, 1-year and 5-year follow-ups were 7.9%, 37.0% and 69.4%, respectively.
Conclusion: Long-term functional outcome in elderly patients with hip fractures significantly deteriorated, with an increased dependency for mobility and housing conditions and a decreased physical quality of life. In addition, hip fractures are associated with high mortality rates at the 5-year follow-up.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 20 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- Hip fracture
- Long-term functional outcome
- Mortality incidence
- Elderly
- QUALITY-OF-LIFE
- EXCESS MORTALITY
- SURVIVAL