Hip Fracture in Ederly Patients and Their Post-Surgery Fate

Hip fracture is very common orthopaedic fracture in elderly. The present study investigates the outcome after surgical treatment. The hip fractures of over 65-year old patients that had undergone surgery in a 5-year period were retrospectively studied in a hospital in Semnan، Iran. The information of 259 patients (120 male، 139 women) were collected including demographic data، medical history، history of surgery (type of anesthesia، technique of surgery)، length of hospitalization before and after surgery، and death in hospital. From all the operated cases، 174 (67. 2%) received spinal، 68% (26. 3)، epidural and 17% (6. 6) general anesthesia. 185 pateints (71. 4%) had no complication and 74% (28. 6) had at least one complication. 12 patients (6. 4) died while in hospital. 56 cases (21. 6%) were walking with no problem; 32 (12. 4%) required walking and 9 patients (3. 5%) were not able to walk. Complications after surgery for hip fracture are relatively high. To recover faster and reduce more serious complications، it is recommended to change the strategies on how to care for the elderly during and after surgery.