CORRELATION BETWEEN TIME UNTIL SURGICAL TREATMENT AND MORTALITY AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH FRACTURES AT THE PROXIMAL END OF THE FEMUR

CORRELATION BETWEEN TIME UNTIL SURGICAL TREATMENT AND MORTALITY AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH FRACTURES AT THE PROXIMAL END OF THE FEMUR

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to analyze the possible association between delay in receiving surgical treatment and mortality among elderly patients with fractures at the proximal end of the femur. Methods: 269 patients with fractures at the proximal end of the femur (femur neck and i...

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Main Authors: Arliani, Gustavo Gonçalves, da Costa Astur, Diego, Linhares, Glauber Kazuo, Balbachevsky, Daniel, Fernandes, Hélio Jorge Alvachian, dos Reis, Fernando Baldy
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799177/

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