title: Mental state and other prognostic factors in femoral fractures of the elderly.
abstract: Fifty elderly patients with fractured femurs were followed up for six months. A hospital stay of less than 28 days and a good prefracture mental state were such important favourable prognostic factors that their absence made the outlook poor and carried clear implications concerning management.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis