One-year postoperative mortality rate among the elderly with hip fractures at a single tertiary care center

One-year postoperative mortality rate among the elderly with hip fractures at a single tertiary care center

BACKGROUND: Hip fractures are one of the leading causes of disability and dependency among the elderly. The rate of hip fractures has been progressively increasing due to the continuing increase in average life expectancy. Surgical intervention is the mainstay of treatment, but with an increasing pr...

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Main Authors: Khalid A. Alsheikh, Firas M. Alsebayel, Faisal Abdulmohsen Alsudairy, Abdullah Alzahrani, Ali Alshehri, Faisal Ahmed Alhusain, Abdullah Alsaeed, Abdulaziz Almubarak, Ali A. Alhandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2020-07-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2020.298

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https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2020.298

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