title: Hip fractures in extremely old patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to report a less seen age-group (>90) of hip fractures and to assess the predictors of functional loss, complications and mortality.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two patients at a mean age of 92.8 (±2.7) were treated in a single institution and reported at a mean follow-up of 2.02 (±1.35) years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mortality was similar between proximal femoral nailing (PFN) and bipolar cemented hemiarthroplasty (BCH) in first year (p = 0.17) but significantly high in following years in BCH (p = 0.035) and patients with cardiac disease (p = 0.054).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hip fractures are challenging in extremely old patients and associated with increased mortality and disability.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Istanbul 34093, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kapicioglu
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Istanbul 34093, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ersen
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Istanbul 34093, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saglam
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Istanbul 34093, Turkey.
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akgul
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Istanbul 34093, Turkey.
authors.forename: Taha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kizilkurt
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Istanbul 34093, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yazicioglu
keywords: Comorbidity; Elderly; Extremely old; Hip fracture; Mortality