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To identify patient factors influencing 12-month mortality and analyze financial burdens associated with treatment of periprosthetic femur fractures.

Mortality and Financial Burden of Periprosthetic Fractures of the Femur

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To identify patient factors influencing 12-month mortality and analyze financial burdens associated with treatment of periprosthetic femur fractures.
Retrospective analysis of data from a prospective database at a university hospital setting.
Identified 113 patients with periprosthetic fractures of the femur and analyzed risk factors for mortality and hospital charges.
Employed logistic regression to determine significant predictors of mortality.
17.7% of patients died within 1 year, with higher hospital charges for those who died (US$33,880 vs US$22,886; P = .01).
Age is a significant predictor of one-year mortality (OR 1.1, P = .029).
Distal femoral revision arthroplasty resulted in the highest hospital charges (US$91,035 ± 25,579) and generated net losses for treatment.

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Retrospective study analyzes mortality risk and treatment costs of periprosthetic femur fractures, indicating significant financial impact.

Shields et al. (2014) studied this question.

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Retrospective study analyzes mortality risk and treatment costs of periprosthetic femur fractures, indicating significant financial impact.