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The aims of the present study were to examine the associations between FI-Lab, rehabilitation outcomes, and mortality following hip and pelvic fractures.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective study of patients 65 years of age and above who underwent rehabilitation after hip or pelvic fracture in the Geriatric Department, between January 2018 and December 2024. Data included demographic variables, comorbidity, and all-cause mortality. The FI-Lab was calculated based on 26 available blood tests, as well as blood pressure and heart rate measurements. Rehabilitation outcomes were measured using the Montebello Rehabilitation Factor Score-Revised (MRFS-R).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data were collected for 753 patients. The mean age was 81.9 \u00b1 7.7 years, and 70.3% were women. The mean FI-Lab score was 0.34 \u00b1 0.11. Based on the distribution of FI-Lab scores by quartiles, patients were categorized into four frailty groups: robust (FI-Lab &amp;lt; 0.251), mild (0.252\u20130.333), moderate (0.334\u20130.407), and severe (&amp;gt;0.409). No association was found between FI-Lab and MRFS-R as a continuous variable (Spearman <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.07, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.054). A very weak correlation was found between FI-Lab and the length of stay in the Geriatric Department (Spearman <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.08, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.022). After adjusting for age, sex, comorbidity, and complications during hospitalization, patients with higher FI-Lab scores exhibited higher mortality rates. For each 0.01 increase in the FI-Lab score (as a continuous variable), adjusted analyses revealed a 3.6% increase in all-cause mortality within the first year after hospitalization, and a 2.7% increase in all-cause mortality during median follow-up period of 2.2 years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>FI-Lab does not predict rehabilitation success, but does predict overall mortality among patients who underwent rehabilitation after a hip or pelvic fracture.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2025.1627026","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,16]],"date-time":"2025-07-16T05:37:08Z","timestamp":1752644228000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["FI-Lab predicts all-cause mortality, but not successful rehabilitation, among patients aged 65 and older after hip or pelvic fracture"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Evgeniya","family":"Zikrin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdu El Karim","family":"Hilali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Shacham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Reut","family":"Frenkel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Olga","family":"Abel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Muhammad Abo","family":"Abed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ahmed","family":"Abu-Ajaj","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Natalia","family":"Velikiy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tamar","family":"Freud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Press","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"9","DOI":"10.1177\/2151458515616250","article-title":"A nationwide analysis of pelvic ring fractures: incidence and trends in treatment, length of stay, and mortality.","volume":"7","author":"Buller","year":"2016","journal-title":"Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1431","DOI":"10.1007\/s00590-014-1439-7","article-title":"Elderly pelvic fractures: the incidence is increasing and patient demographics can be used to predict the outcome.","volume":"24","author":"Clement","year":"2014","journal-title":"Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol."},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2239","DOI":"10.1007\/s00198-012-1964-3","article-title":"A systematic review of hip fracture incidence and probability of fracture worldwide.","volume":"23","author":"Kanis","year":"2012","journal-title":"Osteoporos Int."},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"158","DOI":"10.1186\/s12877-016-0332-0","article-title":"A critical review of the long-term disability outcomes following hip fracture.","volume":"16","author":"Dyer","year":"2016","journal-title":"BMC Geriatr."},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"270","DOI":"10.1503\/cjs.011518","article-title":"Morbidity and mortality following pelvic ramus fractures in an older Atlantic Canadian cohort.","volume":"62","author":"Hamilton","year":"2019","journal-title":"Can J Surg."},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1141","DOI":"10.1302\/0301-620x.83b8.11709","article-title":"Fractures of the pubic rami. 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