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January 1, 1980Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Mortality and Life Expectancy After hip Fractures

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Why the study?

What is the mortality and life expectancy of patients treated for hip fractures?

Population

675 patients treated for hip fractures in the period 1961-1970

Comparison

Treatment for hip fractures vs Historical cohort from the same hospital for the…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

at least 4 years

Authors

EDEilif DahlOslo University Hospital

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Implication

Emphasizes intensive early monitoring after hip fracture; leaves open whether interventions can reduce initial mortality risk.

Structured PICO

What is the mortality and life expectancy of patients treated for hip fractures?

P
Population
675 patients treated for hip fractures in the period 1961-1970
I
Intervention
Treatment for hip fractures
C
Comparator
Historical cohort from the same hospital for the years 1948-1957, and the general population
O
Outcome
Mortality and life expectancy (hospital mortality, 4-year survival rate)hard clinical

Patients surviving the first two months after a hip fracture have a life expectancy similar to the general population.

Cite This Study

Eilif Dahl (1980) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7028358031ec7bb1dc28a6https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678008990781
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