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Osteoporotic Hip Fractures: The Burden of Fixation Failure
Osteoporotic hip fractures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Furthermore, reduced implant anchorage in osteoporotic bone predisposes towards fixation failure and with an ageing population, even low failure rates represent a significant challenge to healthcare systems. Fixa...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580900/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23476139 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/515197 |