Abstract

With the fact that most elderly population have a lot of co-morbid conditions, are fragile and are at a higher risk for anaesthesia and surgery related complications, this study was conducted considering a modality that aids to understand the epidemiological aspect of such cases. Materials and Methods: Study was initiated after obtaining approval from the Institutional Scientific Committee and the Institutional Ethics Committee of JSS medical college, Mysuru. The duration of the study was 18 months from November 2019 to May 2021 involving 30 patients? This is a prospective longitudinal study which was carried, on peritrochanteric fractures of femur patients aged above 65 years of age after obtaining inform consent from the patients admitted in JSS Hospital. Results: Thirty patients were enrolled for the study, majority of the study patients in type II per-trochanteric fractures belonged to the age group equal to seventy or less. Conclusion: Among the 30 study patients, 17 i.e., 56.7% had pre-existing history of comorbidities and the rest 13 i.e., 43.3% did not have any pre-existing history of comorbidities. So people with comorbidities are at higher risk.

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