Table 1.
Review of the studies presenting the mortality rates in COVID-19 positive fracture patients
| Authors | Region | Sample size of COVID positive fracture patients | Fracture type | Mean age of COVID positive patients ( in years) | Mortality in COVID positive patients with fractures | Mortality in COVID -ve patients with fractures | Significant associations with mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheung ZB et al., [4] | USA (New York) | 10 | 10 proximal femur fractures | 79.7 | 1 (10%) | - | - |
| Catellani F et al., [9] | Italy | 16 | 16 Proximal femur | 85 | 7 (43.7%) | - | - |
| Muñoz Vives JM et al., [10] | Spain | 23 | 23 Proximal femur | 85.3 | 7 (30.4%) | 6 (5.3%) | Non-operative management, Cough on presentation, higher ASA grade, lobar consolidation on chest radiograph |
| Mi B et al., [11] | China (Wuhan) | 10 | 7 Proximal femur, 2 spine, 1 forearm | 68.4 years | 4 (40%) | - | Old age |
| LeBrun DG et al., [12] | USA (New York) | 9 | 9 Proximal femur | 85 | 5 (56%) | 4% | Higher ASA grade |
| Egol KA et al., [13] | USA (New York) | 31 | 31 proximal femur | C+: 82.4 Cs: 80.6 |
11 (35.5%) | 6 (5.6%) | - |
| Maniscalco P et al., [14] | Italy | 32 | 32 Proximal femoral | 81.1 | 9 (29.1%) | 2 (22.2%) | - |
| Rizkallah M et al., [15] | France | 12 | 4 proximal femur, 3 Hip prosthesis dislocation, 2 ankle, 1 proximal humerus, 2 spine | 78.1 | 5 (41.6%) | - | Proximal femoral fractures |
| Hernigou J et al., [16] | Belgium | 4 | 3 proximal femur, 1 lower limb fracture | NA | 2 (50%) | None | Older age |
| Garcia-Portabella M et al., [17] | Spain | 1 | 1 humerus | 43 | None | None | - |
| Song SK et al., [18] | South Korea | 2 | 2 proximal femur | 82 | None | - | - |