17-β-Estradiol and Progesterone as Efficient Predictors of Survival in Older Women Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery

Objective: Sex hormones have been linked to fractures in older women. The purpose of this present study was to investigate the prognostic impact of preoperative sex hormone levels on 30-day mortality in older women undergoing hip fracture surgery.Patients and Methods: A total of 157 female subjects...

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Main Authors: Yinwang Zhang, Zhen Xu, Jingyuan Zhang, Jie Tang, Fuhai Liu, Yunxiao Song, Jie Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2020.00345/full