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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXVII | Pages 48 - 48
1 Sep 2012
Yates E Highton L Hakim Z Woodruff M
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Introduction

More than 60% of patients presenting with a hip fracture have significant medical co-morbidities and a one year mortality rate between 14% and 47%. The rating scale for the American Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) is a reliable predictor of both surgical risk and mortality with ASA 4 patients having 100% mortality at one year.1,2

Aims

Our aim was to establish a mortality rate for fractured neck of femur patients at three months and twelve months, and to ascertain the mortality of patients with an ASA 4 grading. Ultimately, should we be operating on this high risk cohort of patients'. We also chose to analyse our current practice in the management of displaced intracapsular neck of femur fractures in patients 90 years of age and over.