Early Mortality After Hip Fracture
Authors:
- Russell T. WennRWRussell T. Wenn
- Manoj SikandMSManoj Sikand
- Andrew M. TaylorATAndrew M. Taylor
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 87 (3) , 483-489
Abstract
E of this study was to determine whether a delay in surgery for hip fractures affects postoperative mortality among elderly patients....Keywords
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