Open AccessA case–control study of 30-day mortality in periprosthetic hip fractures and hip fractures
Author(s) -
T Jennnison,
Rathan Yarlagadda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0167
Subject(s) - periprosthetic , medicine , hip fracture , odds ratio , surgery , confidence interval , arthroplasty , osteoporosis
There are increasing numbers of periprosthetic femoral fractures, which have high mortality rates. These fractures occur in a similar demographic to hip fractures. There has been limited research on mortality following these fractures. This study compared 30-day mortality in periprosthetic hip fractures with case-matched hip fractures.