title: Mobility and one-year mortality of stroke patients after hip-fracture surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  History of stroke is a risk factor for hip fracture. We investigated one-year mortality and change of mobility differences between stroke patients and non-stroke patients after hip-fracture surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively evaluated 548 patients who had hip-fracture surgery from May 2003 to Dec 2008 and were older than 50 years at the time of surgery. We identified 77 patients with a history of stroke and 471 patients with no history of stroke. We compared postoperative change of mobility and 1-year mortality for the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although stroke patients had lower preinjury mobility (p < 0.001) and higher American Society of Anesthesiologists score (p < 0.001), 1-year mortality and the decrease of mobility were similar to those for non-stroke patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  History of stroke did not affect 1-year mortality and the decrease of mobility after hip fracture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Therapeutic level III.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Hospital Cheonan, 31 Soonchunhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, 330-721, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Hwi
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Nho
authors.forename: Young-Kyun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeon Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong-Chan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: You-Sung
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Kyung-Hoi
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Koo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*