Acute Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients

Data used in this secondary analysis of 404 patients with acute HFs were from two randomized controlled trials (RCT1 and RCT2). Both RCT were performed in the orthopedic- and the geriatric departments of Umeå University Hospital, Sweden. RCT1 included 199 patients with femoral-neck fractures enrolled in May 2000-December 2002 [20 (link)]; RCT2 included 205 patients with femoral-neck and trochanteric-region fractures enrolled in May 2008-June 2011 [21 (link)]. Inclusion criteria for both studies were age ≥ 70 years and Umeå municipality residence. Exclusion criteria for RCT1 were severe rheumatoid arthritis/hip osteoarthritis, pathological/hospital-acquired HF, renal failure, and bedridden before the fracture occurred. Those for RCT2 were hospital-acquired/pathological HF. Both RCTs included patients with cognitive impairment or dementia.