Why are hip fractures in the elderly so deadly?
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1. As everyone already mentioned decreased mobility is a huge risk factor, this puts people at a massively increased risk of all sorts of circulatory diseases but also pneumonia, which is one of the most common causes of death following hip fractures.
2. Deep vein thrombosis is most common in the legs and the immobility combined with the injury itself can cause a blood clot that can turn into a deadly embolism.
3. Hip fractures happen almost exclusively to old people with lots of comorbidities, so it’s often the most at risk of the risk.
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