Epidemiology, treatment and mortality of trochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractures: data from the Swedish fracture register

Epidemiology, treatment and mortality of trochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractures: data from the Swedish fracture register

Abstract Background Hip fractures are a major worldwide public health problem and includes two main types of fractures: the intracapsular (cervical) and the extracapsular (trochanteric and subtrochanteric) fractures. The aim of this study on patients with trochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractur...

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Main Authors: Leif Mattisson, Alicja Bojan, Anders Enocson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Hip fracture
Trochanteric fracture
Surgical treatment
Epidemiology
Register study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2276-3

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