Originally Posted by
genejockey
Huh. I read a couple abstracts and skimmed a paper on PubMed, and a couple things popped out - Yes, Olds who fracture their hips are 3x as likely to die over the next 5-10 years. Men are more likely to di than women. BUT it's from all causes of death that normally take out old folks - cardiac or respiratory disease, cancer, etc. It makes me wonder whether frailer people are more likely to fall and fracture hips in the first place, and then lack of mobility following the fracture exacerbates their underlying poor health?
That’s a big driver.
Case 1: frail elderly patient falls with hip fracture : prognosis not so good
Case 2: not frail elderly patient falls with hip fracture : prognosis generally good
Issue is frail elderly patients in poor health are major fall risks and more likely to have a hip fracture.
At least that’s my take on it.