title: The cost and implications of reoperation after surgery for fracture of the hip.
abstract: Revision operations after fracture of the hip are costly, in both monetary and personal terms. We have assessed whether these costs applied equally to all complications after the primary procedure. We studied 3,154 consecutive patients with fracture of the hip and analysed the complications and financial implications related to reoperation within one year of injury. The results showed that revision surgery is not always associated with a significant increase in morbidity, financial cost or mortality, but is directly related to the underlying complication.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Accident Hospital, Birmingham and Peterborough District Hospital, England.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hollingworth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000191:economics; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000191:economics; D012086:Reoperation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome