title: Prognostic factors for the elderly with proximal femoral fracture.
abstract: A prospective study of 125 elderly patients (over 65 years) with proximal femoral fracture was carried out to compare pre-fracture sociomedical factors with the local and general complications following surgical treatment, in predicting mortality and length of stay. A poor pre-fracture mental state was more important than associated physical illness in predicting mortality. Pre-fracture mobility state was the most useful early prognostic predictor of length of hospitalization. Post-operative general complications were the most significant in predicting mortality and length of hospitalization, and more important than failure of operative technique.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies