Risk Factors and Complications Contributing to Mortality in Elderly Patients With Fall-Induced Femoral Fracture

Risk Factors and Complications Contributing to Mortality in Elderly Patients With Fall-Induced Femoral Fracture: A Cross-sectional Analysis Based on Trauma Registered Data

This study aimed to identify the risk factors and complications associated with mortality in elderly patients with femoral fracture after a fall from the ground level.

This retrospective study reviewed data pertaining to elderly patients aged ≥ 65 years who were admitted into a Level I trauma center, between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2017. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent effects of univariate predictive variables on the occurrence of mortality.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a fall from ≥1 m as well as those for whom incomplete data were available.

Exclusion Criteria:

• those patients with a fall from ≥1 m
• patients with incompleted data