Mortality Trends in Geriatric Proximal Femoral Fracture Treatments After National Payor Policy Changes: A National Study.

Introduction: Proximal femoral fractures (PFFs) are a major medical event in an elderly's life. The extent of conservative treatment is poorly evaluated in Western health systems. This study retrospectively examines a national cohort of patients older than 65 years with PFFs treated by early surgery (ES) (<48h), delayed surgery (DS) (>48h), and conservative treatment (COT) over the past decade (2010 to 2019).