The Sydney Morning Herald | Discharged from hospital, admitted to aged care: how hip fractures strip Australians of independence The Sydney Morning Herald Hip fracture patients face glaring gaps and huge variations in care that seriously impact their ability to recover and reclaim their independence, a major audit has found. Five per cent of patients who break a hip will die in hospital, and up to 25 per ... Major flaws found in way fall sufferers are treated Hip fractures among elderly set to soar |