Primary hemiarthroplasty for the elderly patient with cognitive dysfunction and a displaced femoral neck fracture: a prospective, observational cohort study

Primary hemiarthroplasty for the elderly patient with cognitive dysfunction and a displaced femoral neck fracture : a prospective, observational cohort study

Chammout, Ghazi (author)

Hedbeck, Carl-Johan (author)

Bodén, Henrik (author)

Stark, André (author)

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2020-07-23
2021
English.
In: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. - : Springer. - 1594-0667 .- 1720-8319. ; 33:5, s. 1275-1283

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Abstract Subject headings

Background: At least one-third of hip fracture patients have some degree of impaired cognitive status, which may complicate their postoperative rehabilitation.Aim: We aimed to describe the outcome for elderly patients with cognitive dysfunction operated with hemiarthroplasty (HA) for a femoral neck fracture and to study the impact postoperative geriatric rehabilitation has on functional outcome up to 1 year after surgery.Methods: 98 patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture with a mean age of 86 years were included and followed up to 1 year. The outcomes were hip-related complications and reoperations, the capacity to return to previous walking ability, health-related quality of life, hip function and mortality.Results: The prevalence of hip complications leading to a major reoperation was 6% and the 1-year mortality rate was 31%. The lack of geriatric rehabilitation was correlated with poorer outcomes overall and those who receive geriatric rehabilitation were less likely to be confined to a wheelchair or bedridden at the 1-year follow-up.Conclusions: Hemiarthroplasty is an acceptable option for elderly patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture and cognitive dysfunction. A lack of structured rehabilitation is associated with a significant deterioration in walking ability despite a well-functioning hip. However, the causality of this could be due to selection bias of healthier patients being sent to geriatric rehabilitation.

By the author/editor: Chammout, Ghazi; Kelly-Pettersson ...; Hedbeck, Carl-Jo ...; Bodén, Henrik; Stark, André; Mukka, Sebastian; show more...; Sköldenberg, Olo ...; show less...

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Clinical Medicin ...; and Geriatrics

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Clinical Medicin ...; and Orthopaedics

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