Home, No Follow-Up: Are we ignoring the significance of unplanned clinic attendances, re-admission and mortality in the first 12 months post-operatively in over 65 year olds' hip fractures treated with DHS fixation?

Formal follow-up/rehabilitation programs could be offered for those at risk of unplanned clinic attendance. Post-operative orthogeriatric and/or general practitioner follow-up may reduce 12-month mortality in those at risk but validated scoring and risk stratification systems are required to fully justify this.