Mortality of Patients Undergoing Fracture of the Upper Extremity u Femur at the University Hospital of Amiens

Mortality of Patients Undergoing Fracture of the Upper Extremity u Femur at the University Hospital of Amiens

Fractures of the upper femur (EFSF) represent a major public health problem in the elderly. Approximately 1.6 million patients are victims each year of an EFSF and this number is increasing as a result of the aging of the population.

In a recent Amiens retrospective study the mortality was estimated to be 22.5% at 1 year of the fracture. In surviving patients, the impact on loss of autonomy and degradation of quality of life is considerable.

The reduction of the incidence of post-operative complications includes the identification of risk factors.

No prospective study in Amiens has investigated the mortality and the study of the variables involved in the prognosis and long-term mortality of these patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All the patients operated from a fracture of traumatic origin of the ESF to the emergency block at the CHU of Amiens
• Patients transferred to the CHU after being cared for in another structure will be included.
• If a patient successively presents a fracture of each upper extremity of the femur outside of a surgical resumption, two inclusions will be realized

Exclusion Criteria:

• Do not include non-traumatic fractures of the upper end of the femur (pathological fractures: cancer, for example)
• Fractures of the upper end of the femur associated with polytrauma will not be included.