Patient-specific factors affecting survival following hip fractures—a 14-year follow-up study in Finland

Summary The mortality of elderly hip fracture patients is high. Eighty-five percent of all patients were followed until death. The three most protective factors for 1-year survival were ASA class; BMI; and age, and the four most protective factors for 14-year survival were age; BMI; ASA class; and s...

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