Does the timing of surgical repair affect survival and functional recovery in older patients with hip fracture?
Highlights the need for further research on the impact of surgical delay on survival and functional recovery in older patients with hip fractures.
A wait time of more than 24 hours from hospitalization to surgical repair of hip fracture in older patients is common. Some of this delay time is patient related and some occurs because of systems factors and may be avoidable. The extent to which surgical timing affects survival and functional recovery needs more detailed examination.
Orosz et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
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