Open AccessComparison of the prognosis among different age groups in elderly patients with hip fracture
Author(s) -
Tetsuo Hagino,
Satoshi Ochiai,
Masanori Wako,
Eiichi Satô,
Shingo Maekawa,
Y. Hamada
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.38577
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , age groups , group b , femoral neck , surgery , hip fracture , orthopedic surgery , osteoporosis , demography , sociology
The outcome of treatment of hip fractures in different age groups in the elderly population is largely unknown. Hence, we stratified elderly patients with hip fracture into age groups and compared the prognosis in various age groups.