Research Article

Predicting Discharge Location among Low-Energy Hip Fracture Patients Using the Score for Trauma Triage in the Geriatric and Middle-Aged (STTGMA)

Table 2

Demographics, summary of the injuries sustained (anatomic location and AO/OTA fracture classification), and procedure performed on the cohort of 408 hip fracture patients.

Total Cohort (n=408 patients)

Age (years) (mean ± SD)81.3 ± 10.6

Gender (female) (n,%)286 (70.1%)

Fracture Type:

 Intertrochanteric Fractures (31-A)214 (52.5%)

 Femoral Neck Fractures (31-B)167 (40.9%)

 Subtrochanteric Fractures (32-A(1-3).1, 32-B(1-3).1, 32-C(1-3).1)27 (6.6%)

Procedure:

  Open Reduction Internal Fixation284 (69.6%)

  Hemiarthroplasty77 (18.9%)

 Total Hip Arthroplasty29 (7.1%)

 Non-operative18 (4.4%)