Survivorship and Severe Complications Are Worse for Octogenarians and Elderly Patients with Pelvis Fractures as Compared to Adults: Data from the National Trauma Data Bank

Purpose. This study examined whether octogenarians and elderly patients with pelvic fractures have a different risk of complication and mortality as compared to adults. Methods. Data was gathered from the National Trauma Data Bank from 2002 to 2006. There were 32,660 patients 18–65, 6,408 patients 6...

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Autores principales: Matityahu, Amir, Elson, Joshua, Morshed, Saam, Marmor, Meir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23209945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/475739

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23209945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/475739

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