['hip fracture', 'myocardial ischemia', 'inflammation']
['atorvastatin', 'placebo']

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Hip fracture or elective hip or knee arthroplasty

          -  Age 65 years or older

          -  Life expectancy > 3 months

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  Pathological hip fracture due to cancer

          -  Currently taking a statin, or took a statin within the last 30 days

          -  Previous statin intolerance

          -  Acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina

          -  History of myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, angina, coronary/arterial
             re-vascularization

          -  Hip fracture patients with peripheral arterial disease

          -  Hip fracture patients with history of stroke or transient ischemic attack.

          -  Muscle disorder

          -  Serious liver disease or alanine aminotransferase > 3x upper limit of normal

          -  Serious renal disease (creatinine clearance <30cc/min)

          -  Treatment with HIV protease inhibitor or Hepatitis C protease inhibitor

          -  Treatment with erythromycin, clarithromycin, niacin or azole antifungal agent

          -  Pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding
      