Perioperative antiplatelet in elderly patients aged over 70 years treated with proximal femur fracture: continue or discontinue?

Background Antiplatelet medication has been frequently performed in elderly patients with hip fracture, because of comorbidities. This observational cohort study was to evaluate the effect of continuous perioperative antiplatelet medication on the outcomes after cephalomedullary nailing (CMN) in elderly patients with a proximal femur fracture.