Using pre-fracture mobility to augment prediction of post-operative outcomes in hip fracture.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Pre-operative scores based on patient characteristics are commonly used to predict hip fracture outcomes. Mobility, an indicator of pre-operative function, has been neglected as a potential predictor. We assessed the ability of pre-fracture mobility to predict post-operative outcomes following hip fracture.

Methods

We analysed prospectively collected data from hip fracture surgery patients at a large-volume trauma unit. Mobility was classified into four groups. Post-operative outcomes studied were mortality and residence at 30 days, medical complications within 30- or 60-days post-operatively, and prolonged length of stay (LOS, ≥ 28 days). We performed multivariate regression analyses adjusting for age and sex to assess the discriminative ability of the Nottingham Hi

SUBMITTER: Stubbs TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10113355 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature