Hip Fracture
Authors: Colleen Christmas
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

In the Clinic6 December 2011Hip FractureFernanda Porto Carriero, MD, Colleen Christmas, MD, Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, Darren Taichman, MD, PhD, and Sankey Williams, MDFernanda Porto Carriero, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Colleen Christmas, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Deborah Cotton, MD, MPHSearch for more papers by this author, Darren Taichman, MD, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, and Sankey Williams, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-155-11-201112060-01006 SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Hip fracture is the most serious consequence of osteoporosis. About 1% of all falls in the elderly residing in the community result in hip fracture, often with life-changing consequences. Acute mortality from hip fracture is 3%–5%; the lifetime risk for death from hip fracture is similar to that from breast cancer. Far fewer than half of patients with hip fracture fully recover their ability to perform all of their basic activities of daily living. Outcomes are even more grim for those who have postoperative complications. Timely diagnosis and highly attentive perioperative care of the complex patient with a hip fracture ...References1. Cummings SR, Nevitt MC, Browner WS, et al. Risk factors for hip fracture in white women. Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group. N Engl J Med. 1995;332:767-73. [PMID: 7862179] Google Scholar2. Zuckerman JD. Hip fracture. N Engl J Med. 1996;334:1519-25. [PMID: 8618608] Google Scholar3. Sambrook P, Cooper C. Osteoporosis. Lancet. 2006;367:2010-8. [PMID: 16782492] Google Scholar4. 2010 AGS/BGS Clinical Practice Guideline: Prevention of Falls in Older Persons. Accessed at www.medcats.com/FALLS/frameset.htm on September 29, 2011. 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