High Charlson Comorbidity Index is associated with infection and mortality following surgical treatment of elderly proximal femoral fractures

High Charlson Comorbidity Index is associated with infection and mortality following surgical treatment of elderly proximal femoral fractures

Abstract Background Proximal femoral fractures (PFF) in the increasingly elderly population have been associated with higher rates of fracture-related infection (FRI) and periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), which are likely to result in permanent functional loss and mortality. This retrospective s...

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Main Authors: Laís Sales Seriacopi, Guilherme Guadagnini Falotico, Thomas Stravinskas Durigon, Luiz Fernando Cocco, Adriana Macedo Dell’Aquila, Fernando Baldy dos Reis, Mauro José Costa Salles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
“Fracture-related infection”
“Biofilm”
“Proximal femoral fracture”
“Surgical procedures, operative”
“Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary”
“Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip”
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-08849-9
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