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Similar mortality rates in hip fracture patients over the past 31 years: A systematic review of RCTs

BACKGROUND: Over 320,000 hip fractures occur in North America each year and they are associated with a mortality rate ranging from 14% to 36% within 1 year of surgery. We assessed whether mortality and reoperation rates have improved in hip fracture patients over the past 31 years. METHODS: 3 electr...

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Autores principales: Mundi, Simran, Pindiprolu, Bharadwaj, Simunovic, Nicole, Bhandari, Mohit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24397744
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2013.878831