Any surgery may have risks, and the 95-year-old man with intertrochanteric femur fracture surgery is no exception. Generally, after strict preoperative assessment and standardized surgical operation, the risks may be small, but not all of them may occur, and there may be wound infection, unstable surgical internal fixation, fracture non-healing, lung infection and venous thrombosis.
1. Wound infection: 95 year olds are often associated with diabetes and other medical diseases, wound healing is slower and the risk of infection is higher.
2. unstable surgical internal fixation: 95-year-olds often have osteoporosis, slow healing, and premature weight bearing may cause internal fixation loosening, fracture, etc., which may lead to reoccurrence of fracture.
3. Fracture non-union: mostly due to postoperative instability of the fracture end, causing poor blood circulation around the fracture, or poor healing of osteoporotic fracture in the elderly, which may cause the fracture non-union.
4. Lung infection and venous thrombosis: due to the long time lying in bed after the fracture of the elderly, it can cause infection of the lungs, slow blood flow in the lower limbs and even lead to thrombosis, bedsores, urinary tract infection.
After the surgery of 95 years old man’s femur intertrochanteric fracture, it is recommended to go to the hospital regularly for review, avoid getting out of bed blindly, and carry out the next treatment under the guidance of professional doctors.