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Giaquinto, S., Majolo, I., Palma, E., Roncacci, S., Sciarpa, A. and Vittoria, E. (2000) Very Old People Can Have Favorable Outcome after Hip Fracture: 58 Patients Referred to Rehabilitation. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatric, 31, 13-18.
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• 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.