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Preoperative cardiac risk assessment in geriatric patients with hip fractures: an orthopedic surgeons’ perspective

Hip fracture is one of the most common orthopedic conditions and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. With a progressively aging population, the annual incidence of hip fracture is expected to increase substantially. Emerging evidence suggests that early surgery (<24 h) minimiz...

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Autores principales: Siu, C. W., Sun, N. C. H., Lau, T. W., Yiu, K. H., Leung, F., Tse, H. F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2974919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21057998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1393-0