Table 2.
Fracture of neck of femur in Malmö 1949–1958
| Health prior to fracture | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree of trauma | Total | Degree of trauma | Total | |||
| Slight | Severe | Slight | Severe | |||
| Good | 45 (3) | 81 (2) | 126 (5) | 355 (32) | 59 (4) | 414 (36) |
| Poor | 59 (15) | 22 (1) | 81 (16) | 271 (50) | 42 (4) | 313 (54) |
| Unknown | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 4 (0) | 16 (2) | 2 (0) | 18 (2) |
| Total | 106 (18) | 105 (3) | 211 (21) | 642 (84) | 103 (8) | 745 (92) |
The figures in parentheses represent the number of deaths within 3 months of fracture. (Reprinted with permission and ©1960, from Bauer GCH. Epidemiology of fracture in aged persons: A preliminary investigation in fracture etiology. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1960;17:219–225.)