Age, Prognostic Nutritional Index, and Charlson Comorbidity Index Were Independent Risk Factors for Postoperative Long-Term Mortality in Chinese Geriatric Patients Who Sustain Hip Fracture

Hip fracture is one of the most common injuries encountered in orthopedics.1 Because of the high morbidity and mortality, hip fracture has considerable health and economic consequences for patients and families, and a burden to health care systems worldwide.1 Previous studies have reported that the mortality in hip fracture patients in the subsequent year is between 20% and 30% and, moreover, that the risk for death can last up to 5 years, thus making it a public health concern.2 However, with advances in surgical techniques and developments in the management of comorbidities and complications, patients are living longer.