Originally Posted by
BillyD
Speaking of that, I remember that a broken hip for a senior citizen used to be a death sentence not that many years ago. I don’t know why but I remember that observation clearly. I’m wondering if that has changed in recent years, because I have to tell you the fear of slipping and falling on my snowy driveway was one of the main reasons I recently relocated.
That's what did in my Great-grandmother, 3 days after her 100th birthday. She never came out from under the anesthesia. It's possible they have learned how not to kill old people with anesthesia in the intervening 45 years, but The Docs will know better.