RT Book, Section A1 Courtney, Chris A2 Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 Ma, O. John A2 Yealy, Donald M. A2 Meckler, Garth D. A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 Cline, David M. A2 Thomas, Stephen H. SR Print(0) ID 1167029871 T1 Hip and Femur Injuries T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260019933 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167029871 RD 2024/03/29 AB Over 350,000 hip fractures occur annually, costing nearly $6 billion. Hip fractures are a life-changing injury. Forty percent of patients fail to regain preinjury ambulation status at 6 months and fail to return to independent living at 1 year, and nearly 25% of those suffering from this injury die within 12 months. Morbidity and mortality result from prolonged immobilization. Compromised preinjury ambulation status and dependent living are predictors of poor functional outcome and long-term mortality.1,2