Hip Trauma
An 82-year-old woman presents after a fall at home. She has a displaced intracapsular femoral neck fracture. Her medical history includes atrial fibrillation on warfarin, hypertension, and mild cognitive impairment. She was independently mobile with a frame prior to the fall. Regarding management of hip fractures in the elderly:
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Surgery within 36-48 hours of admission is associated with reduced mortality, fewer complications, a...
For displaced intracapsular fractures in mobile elderly patients, arthroplasty (hemiarthroplasty or ...
Anticoagulation with warfarin is an absolute contraindication to surgery; patients should have INR c...
One-year mortality following hip fracture remains approximately 25-30%; independent predictors inclu...
Cemented hemiarthroplasty is associated with lower rates of periprosthetic fracture and implant-rela...
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