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The cost and implications of reoperation after surgery for fracture of the hip

Peterborough District Hospital, Thorpe Road, Peterborough PE3 6DA, UK.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr S. J. Palmer at 2 Selwyn Close, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8DD, UK.

Revision operations after fracture of the hip are costly, in both monetary and personal terms. We have assessed whether these costs applied equally to all complications after the primary procedure. We studied 3154 consecutive patients with fracture of the hip and analysed the complications and financial implications related to reoperation within one year of injury. The results showed that revision surgery is not always associated with a significant increase in morbidity, financial cost or mortality, but is directly related to the underlying complication.

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