Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients.
Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Galivanche AR, Bagi PS, Zogg CK, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 1377-1384. PMID: 30295535, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b10.bjj-2018-0489.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-bearing restrictionsLength of stayAdverse eventsPostoperative weight-bearing restrictionsMajor adverse eventsEvidence-based guidelinesBone Joint JOperating theatreMultivariate regression analysisMultivariate oddsFrail patientsThromboembolic eventsElderly patientsHip fractureGeriatric patientsProcedural characteristicsInclusion criteriaPatientsGreater riskProcedural factorsHipReadmissionDeliriumTransfusionSurgeryIncreased 30-Day Complications in Geriatric Hip-Fracture Patients with Postoperative Weight-Bearing Restrictions: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP Analysis of 4,918 Patients
Ottesen T, McLynn R, Galivanche A, Bagi P, Zogg C, Grauer J. Increased 30-Day Complications in Geriatric Hip-Fracture Patients with Postoperative Weight-Bearing Restrictions: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP Analysis of 4,918 Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 227: s189-s190. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.07.409.Peer-Reviewed Original Research