Anticoagulant Medication in Endoprosthetically Treated Proximal Femur Fracture - Complications and Mortality Considering the Time of Treatment as a Quality Criterion.

There is an international debate on the optimal time to surgery following hip fracture in older patients. Pre-existing anticoagulation seems to be a major concern when it comes to a delay in operative fracture treatment. The aim of this study was to examine complication and mortality rates for elderly anticoagulated hip fracture patients considering early (< 24 h) vs.