Causes of death after hip fracture in senile patients

【Abstract】Hip trauma has been a leading cause of death in senile patients for more than a centenary. Although the mortality decreased due to the advanced technique in medication, surgery and nursing, the increasing mortality should not be neglected in elders after orthopedic opera-tion nowadays....

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Main Authors: MA Ren-shi, ZHANG Yu, HUANG Xu, ZHU Dong, GU Gui-shan, YANG Guo-tao, LI Ming, SONG Ai-hua, YOU Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Online Access:http://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/197