Femoral frACturEs and COVID-19.

Femoral frACturEs and COVID-19. Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study on the Early Prognosis of Patients Affected by Proximal Femur Fractures and COVID-19.

Retrospective cohort study comparing the early prognosis after surgically-treated proximal femur fragility fractures in patients affected and not affected by COVID-19.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥45 years
• Admitted to IRCCS Orthopaedic Institute Galeazzi for proximal femur fractures from march 2020 to april 2020.
• Tested for COVID-19 through naso-pharyngeal swab analized with RT-PCR

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age <45 years
• Not tested for SARS-CoV-2
• Other fractures (including bilateral proximal femur fractures)