Open AccessNutritional markers may identify patients with greater risk of re-admission after geriatric hip fractures
Author(s) -
Austin V. Stone,
Alexander H. Jinnah,
Brian J. Wells,
Hal H. Atkinson,
An. Miller,
Wendell M. Futrell,
Kristin M. Lenoir,
Cynthia L. Emory
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.26
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1432-5195
pISSN - 0341-2695
DOI - 10.1007/s00264-017-3663-3
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , logistic regression , univariate analysis , orthopedic surgery , geriatrics , population , emergency medicine , multivariate analysis , physical therapy , osteoporosis , surgery , environmental health , psychiatry
Osteoporotic hip fractures are increasing in prevalence with the growing elderly population. Morbidity and mortality remain high following osteoporotic hip fractures despite advances in medical and surgical treatments. The associated costs and medical burdens are increased with a re-admission following hip fracture treatment. This study sought to identify demographic and clinical values that may be a predictive model for 30-day re-admission risk following operative management of an isolated hip fracture.