Background Several patient and health system factors were associated with the risk of death
among patients with hip fracture. However, without knowledge of underlying mechanisms …

Objectives It is disputed whether the time a patient waits for surgery after hip fracture
increases the risk of in-hospital death. This uncertainty matters as access to surgery …

Background: Hip fracture is the most common serious injury of older people. The UK
National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) was launched in 2007 as a national collaborative …

Abstract Objectives Hip fractures (HFs) in old age frequently cause severe functional
impairment and deteriorating autonomy in everyday life. Many older patients with HFs are …

Background Hip fracture is a common injury in older people with a high rate of postoperative
morbidity and mortality. This patient group is also at high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and …

Background: Distal femoral fractures account for 3-6% of adult femoral fractures and 0.4% of
all fractures and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. As countries …

Aims The aim of this study was to describe the demographic details of patients who sustain a
femoral periprosthetic fracture (PPF), the epidemiology of PPFs, PPF characteristics, and the …

Background: Optimizing the perioperative care of patients with a hip fracture is a key health-
care priority. We aimed to determine whether adherence to the Scottish Standards of Care …

Objectives To determine if the introduction of the best practice tariff (BPT) has improved
survival of the elderly hip fracture population, or if achieving BPT results in improved survival …

Background Insight into the change from pre-to post-injury health-related quality of life
(HRQL) of trauma patients is important to derive estimates of the impact of injury on HRQL …