Mortality in intertrochanteric fracture of the femoral neck.
The mortality during the first year after operation was studied in 209 patients with intertrochanteric fracture of the femoral neck, all treated with osteosynthesis. The excess mortality due to the fracture and operation proved to be about 20 per cent. Among the great majority of patients who did not have significant cardiac symptoms or signs despite their advanced age, the excess mortality was below 10 per cent. Among patients whose operative risk had been deemed increased due to heart disease, the excess mortality during the first year was about 50 per cent.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications