A Multidisciplinary Approach to Expedite Surgical Hip Fracture Care
Introduction: In 2014, we implemented a geriatric hip fracture patient care pathway at our institution which was designed to improve outcomes and decrease time to surgery. Materials and Methods: We analyzed retrospective data from 463 patients, aged greater than 50, who had surgical treatment for a...
Main Authors: | Alex Burton MD, Charles M. Davis MD, PhD, Henry Boateng MD, Edward J. Fox MD, Patrick M. McQuillan MD, Berend Mets MD, Susan Hassenbein, Kevin P. Black MD, Ryan Munyon MD, Brian McGillen MD, April D. Armstrong MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-01-01
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Series: | Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2151459319898646 |
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