Table 2.

Characteristics of the participants

Number of participants	165
Female sex	117 (73%)
Age, median (range)	84 (66–102)
Dwelling before
Own home	107 (65%)
Sheltered home	20 (12%)
Nursing home	38 (23%)
Living alone	119 (72%)
Receiving home assistance	110 (67%)
Walking aids before
Not used	64 (39%)
Used	92 (56%)
Wheelchair	9 (5%)
Fracture type
Medial (S72.0)	98 (59%)
Per-trochanteric (S72.1)	59 (36%)
Sub-trochanteric (S72.2)	8 (5%)
Type of surgery
Hemiarthroplasty	58 (35%)
Osteosynthesis	107 (65%)
Length of stay, median (range)	9 (2–35)