TITLE:
Is Surgery a Good Choice for Patients over 100 Years with Hip Fracture?
AUTHORS:
Bogdan Deleanu, Radu Prejbeanu, Dinu Vermesan, Lucian Honcea, Cristina Nuta, Vlad Predescu
KEYWORDS:
Osteoporosis, Age, Rehabilitation, Complications
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.4 No.8,
August
21,
2015
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Elderly patients represent a difficult category of surgical candidates for orthopedic surgery because they have multiple associated diseases and a high degree of osteoporosis. Presentation of Case: We present the case of a 103 years old woman with a pertrohanteric hip fracture treated successfully using a 135° dynamic hip screw. Discussion: There are many discussions about this kind of patients regarding postoperative complications, duration of hospitalization, stage of recovery and the patient’s status at discharge. Conclusion: We conclude that surgery may benefit patients who are over 100 year-old.