Research Article
A Comparison of Mortality following Distal Femoral Fractures and Hip Fractures in an Elderly Population
Table 1
Patient demographics according to treatment received.
| | Conservative | Plate fixation | Intramedullary nail |
| Number | 43 | 7 | 18 | Mean age (years) | 84 | 77 | 87 | Female (%) | 38 () | 6 () | 16 () | Knee arthroplasty (%) | 6 () | 1 () | 1 () |
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