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Hip fractures in centenarians: a multicentre review of outcomes

Author(s) -

Joe Barrett-Lee,

S Barbur,

J Johns,

Jamie Pearce,

RR Elliot

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.2020.0203

Subject(s) - medicine , centenarian , hip fracture , population , gerontology , physical therapy , osteoporosis , environmental health

Advances in healthcare have resulted in an increasing UK population, with the proportion of elderly individuals expanding significantly, including centenarians. Hospitals can expect to see growing numbers of so-called 'super-elderly' patients with trauma, a majority of whom will have hip fractures. We performed a multicentre review of hip fracture outcomes in centenarians to assess whether being an outlier in age correlates with poorer prognosis.

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