Osteoporosis & bone health

Long-term outcome collection after hip fracture in Ireland: a systematic review of traditional and grey literature

Osteoporos IntPublished Systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors' conclusion

Hip fracture long-term outcomes collected in Irish research are broadly in line with international recommendations. Heterogeneity of measures and poor reporting of methods and findings limits collation of results.

Study context

Population
Irish studies (2005–2022) collecting long-term outcomes in older adults after hip fracture84 studies · 20 clinical sites
Outcome
Long-term hip fracture outcomes collected (methods and results); pooled estimates where appropriate
Methodological detailstraditional and grey literature, two-author appraisal, Databases and grey literature searched April 2022
  • Traditional and grey literature
  • Two-author appraisal
  • Databases and grey literature searched April 2022

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Outcomes commonly recorded
Mortality (n studies; %)
48; 57%
Function
24; 29%
Residence
20; 24%
Bone-related outcomes
20; 24%
Mobility
17; 20%

Further pooled results

One-year mortality (pooled)

Pooled estimate
24.2% (95% CI = 19.1-29.8%)
I2
93.8%
Studies; patients
12; 4220

30-day mortality (pooled)

Pooled estimate
4.7% (95% CI = 3.6-5.9%)
I2
31.3%
Studies; patients
7; 2092

Non-mortality outcomes

Deemed inappropriate for meta-analysis

Original publication

Long-term outcome collection after hip fracture in Ireland: a systematic review of traditional and grey literature. Osteoporos Int. Published 4 March 2023. doi:10.1007/s00198-023-06713-x

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