Abstract:[Objective] To investigate the survival and risk factors of death after surgical treatment for intertrochanteric fracture of femur in the elderly over 90 years. [Methods] A retrospective study was done on 172 patients elder over 90 years who received surgical treatment for femoral intertrochanteric fractures in our hospital from January 2016 to March 2023. All patients were treated with proximal femoral nail anti-rotation or hip hemiarthroplasty. In addition to the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox proportional risk regression used, univariate comparison were conducted to analyze the difference between the death and survival. [Results] The follow-up period was lasted for 1~87 months, and the mortality was of 27 cases (15.7%), 53 cases (30.8%) and 102 cases (59.3%) at 6 months, 12 months and 24 months, respectively. In terms of univariate comparison of whether survival at 6 months after surgery, the death group proved significantly greater BMI [(19.7±3.6) kg/m2 vs (21.2±3.7) kg/m2 , P=0.049], significantly severe American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification [II/III/IV/V, (2/10/15/0) vs (23/82/39/1), P=0.031] and significantly lower preoperative Hb level [(92.4±16.6) g/L vs (100.1±18.2) g/L, P=0.043] than the survival group. As consequences of multivariate Cox regression, the severe ASA grade (HR=5.295, P<0.001) and complex fracture type (HR=2.264, P=0.013) were the independent risk factors for death after surgical treatment for femoral intertrochanteric fractures in elderly, whereas the female (HR=0.290, P=0.003) and high preoperative Hb (HR=0.983, P=0.037) were the protective factors. [Conclusion] The postoperative mortality is higher in the elderly over 90 years with femoral intertrochanteric fractures, especially within 24 months. Meanwhile, light BMI, severe ASA stage and complex fracture classification are risk factors for postoperative death of elderly postoperatively for femoral intertrochanteric fractures.