Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Geriatric Ankle Fractures

http://jbjs.org/content/97/21/1748

Raymond Y. Hsu, MD; Yoojin Lee, MS, MPH; Roman Hayda, MD; Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD; Vincent Mor, PhD; Jason T. Bariteau,MD

J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2015 Nov 04; 97 (21): 1748 -1755

Results suggest that ankle fractures in the 65+ age group are associated with decreased mortality rate i the next year as opposed to hip fractures in the same age group. A more aggresive approach should always be considered under the assumption that the patient is more active than not. But need to consider on a case by case basis weighting in in any co-morbidities.