Surgery of hip fracture in elderly patients aged equal or greater than 80 years old

VernacularTitle:80岁及以上老年髋部骨折的手术治疗
Author: Kanghua LI ; Xiaozhong LUO ; Yihe HU ; Can ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Aged; Hip fractures; Intraopemtive period; Postoperative complications
From: Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2010;33(17):13-15
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the outcomes of surgery of hip fracture in elderly pafienta aged equal or greater than 80 years old.Method The data of totally 132 patients with hip fracture aged equal or greater than 80 years old were treated with surgery between January 2004 and December 2008 was analyzed retrospectively Results Of 132 cases,68 cases were femoral neck fracture,while 64 cases were intertroehanteric fracture.The average in.hospital time waft(17.2±4.6)d,and 2 cases died of cerebral embolism and respiratory dysfunction in perioperative period respectively.One hundred and eight cases were followed up for 6 months to 5 yeats,with an average of 3.2 years.According to Harris hip scores,the average score of femoral neck fracture at 1 year and at 2 years postoperatively were(77.6±10.2),(77.3±9.3)scores,respectively;while intertrochantefic fracture at 1 year and at 2 years postoperatively were(84.6±9.8),(83.9±10.1)scores,respectively.Conclusions Aged patients with hip fracture should receivesurgical treatment as early as possible.The reasonable perioperative treatment and operative method are the keys to gain good outcomes.