Total Hip Arthroplasty for Hip Fractures: Time to Surgery With Respect to Surgical Revision, Failure, and Mortality

Introduction: There are increasing demands to perform surgery of hip fractures without delay. However, few studies have assessed the time to surgery in relation to outcome measurements. Methods: A total of 643 consecutive patients with a minimum age of 60 years underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA)...

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Main Authors: Franz Müller MD, Michael Galler MD, Michael Zellner MD, Christian Bäuml MD, Stephan Grechenig MD, Tanja Kottmann MD, Bernd Füchtmeier MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151459318818162