title: [Fractures of the proximal femur].
abstract: 907 patients were operated on for fracture of the proximal femur in 1986-1987 and were then followed for an average of 7 months. There was a relatively high rate of complications in those over the age of 71, in whom mortality reached 15.5%, while the overall mortality was 6.8%. There was also a high rate of complications in those operated 3 or more days after the fracture had occurred. In those up to the age of 60, the ratio of males to females was almost 1 to 1, but in those over 80 the ratio was 1 to 4. The mortality of males was higher (9.2%) than that of females (5.5%). In trochanteric fractures treated by various methods of rigid fixation there were no problems of union or delayed union. Early mobilization and early discharge from hospital reduced mortality and complications.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedics Dept., Hasharon Hospital, Petah Tikvah.
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Eshkenazi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lokiec
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Giveon
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horoszowski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Malkin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weigl
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors