Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify factors that enable discharge to home after surgery for proximal femoral fracture in elderly patients aged 90 years or older and to effectively provide post-discharge support for maintaining and improving their quality of life. The items significantly associated with discharge to home were the ability to walk at discharge, independence in activities such as toileting, and the family’s desire for the patient to return home. Even patients with dementia and those requiring caregiving could be discharged home if they lived with a son or daughter who was present during the daytime. Furthermore, ambulation on postoperative day 7 was associated with subsequent walking ability.
