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Hip fractures in healthy patients: operative delay versus prognosis.

Villar RN, Allen SM, Barnes SJ.

One hundred and forty five women who had undergone hemiarthroplasty for a subcapital fracture of the femoral neck but who were otherwise fit were studied to determine whether undue delay between injury and operation influenced their social circumstances three months after surgery. The median delay for those patients who showed good rehabilitation at three months was 29 hours, but for those who showed poor rehabilitation it was 57 hours. This difference was significant. It is suggested that a subcapital fracture in an otherwise fit elderly patient should therefore be regarded as a surgical emergency.

PMID: 3096430 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1341980