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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 5 Morbidity I found to be predicted by lower POSSUM scores and positively associated with any delay in surgery

From: Neck of femur fractures in the over 90s: a select group of patients who require prompt surgical intervention for optimal results

Observed morbidity rates risk stratified to total orthopaedic POSSUM score

POSSUM score

Delay of surgery

Delay of surgery

≤24 h

>24 h

P value

≤48 h

>48 h

P value

≤32

29.41 %

21.43 %

0.47

20.00 %

50.00 %

0.16

33–39

46.15 %

60.42 %

0.24

47.46 %

86.67 %

0.0064

≥40

61.11 %

91.30 %

0.026

68.97 %

100.00 %

0.027

  1. Bold values indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05)