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Impact of Second Contralateral Hip Fractures on Survival, Mobility, and Daily Activities: A Matched Pair Study

  • By

  • Alisa Blattner

  • Florian Sabath

  • Timon Röttinger

  • Leonhard Lisitano

  • Edgar Mayr

  • Annabel Fenwick

  • May 7, 2026

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    Approximately 5–12% of patients experience a second contralateral hip fracture within years of the first fracture.

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    The mean interval to a second hip fracture is 2.2 years, with 40.2% occurring within one year of the first fracture.

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    Patients with a second hip fracture have a significantly shorter time to death compared to those with a single fracture.

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    Functional outcomes are poorer for patients with second fractures, reflected in lower Barthel Index scores and increased need for walking aids.

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    Patients discharged to rehabilitation after the first fracture have a higher risk of sustaining a second contralateral hip fracture.

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Second contralateral hip fractures reduce survival, mobility and daily activity : a matched pair analysis

  • by Alisa Blattner, Florian Sabath, Timon Röttinger, Leonhard Lisitano, Edgar Mayr, Annabel Fenwick

  • May 7, 2026

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