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This study aims to report the 30-day mortality associated with perioperative infection of patients undergoing surgery for proximal femoral fractures and to examine the factors that influence mortality in a multivariate analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prospective, international, multicentre, observational cohort study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients undergoing any operation for a proximal femoral fracture from 1 February to 30 April 2020 and with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection (either 7\u2009days prior or 30-day postoperative).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Primary outcome<\/jats:title><jats:p>30-day mortality. Multivariate modelling was performed to identify factors associated with 30-day mortality.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study reports included 1063 patients from 174 hospitals in 19 countries. 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