Abstract
Background
Intracapsular femoral neck fractures in the geriatric population are usually treated
with hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty. The patients’ medium-term to long-term
mortality is a consideration to help decide which procedure to perform. The aim of
this study is to examine whether easily identifiable serum investigations and patient
identifiable factors on admission are associated with medium-term and long-term mortality.
Methods
A consecutive series of 331 patients who sustained intracapsular femoral neck fractures
and were over the age of 55 years were identified and retrospectively reviewed. American
Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade, cognitive function, gender, age, mobility
status, and admission serum investigations were considered.
Results
Low albumin levels, advanced age, men, and a combination of high ASA with lower mobility
status were independent predictors of mean 5-year mortality. Similarly, low albumin
levels and a combination of high ASA with lower mobility status were found to be independent
predictors of longer term mortality (7-9 years). The optimal albumin cut-off to identify
patient survival was >42 g/L with an area under the curve of 0.71.
Conclusion
We suggest that serum albumin on admission can be utilized as a factor to identify
patients who are likely to survive at up to 9-year mean follow-up, to guide decision
for total hip arthroplasty over hemiarthroplasty.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 11, 2022
Accepted:
August 7,
2022
Received in revised form:
August 2,
2022
Received:
March 9,
2022
Footnotes
No author associated with this paper has disclosed any potential or pertinent conflicts which may be perceived to have impending conflict with this work. For full disclosure statements refer to https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2022.08.015.
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