Factors Affecting Postsurgery Hip Fracture Recovery

Abstract

After hip fracture surgery, patients seldom return to their prefracture functional state and there is a 43% rate of mortality and institutionalisation of postsurgery hip fracture patients. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify preoperative, perioperative, postoperative, and psychosocial factors that may hinder postsurgery hip fracture patients from returning to previous functionality. Factors that were identified as being associated with postsurgical outcomes were age, muscle strength, prefracture living arrangements, number of daily medications taken, oxygen levels, fracture type and location, haemoglobin (Hb) level, wait time prior to surgery, length of hospital stay (LOS), and dementia or depression.

Keywords

• hip fracture recovery
• recovery factors
• postsurgery recovery
• hip fracture
• postsurgery function
• elderly hip fracture