Postoperative Prognosis of Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly Patients

Abstract

A retrospective analysis was performed investigating 103 patients aged over 65 years who have been operated on for femoral neck fractures. Twenty nine patients had died at a mean of 11 months after surgery.
Ambulatory status was influenced by the time interval between injury and surgery, dementia, and environment.
Ambulatory status was not influenced by the operative method and age. It was 79% of the patients regained preoperative ambulation. They had no dementia and under went surgery within 3 days of injury.