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Surgery for Hip Fracture Yields Societal Benefits That Exceed the Direct Medical Costs

BACKGROUND: A hip fracture is a debilitating condition that consumes significant resources in the United States. Surgical treatment of hip fractures can achieve better survival and functional outcomes than nonoperative treatment, but less is known about its economic benefits. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We...

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Autores principales: Gu, Qian, Koenig, Lane, Mather, Richard C., Tongue, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25091223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3820-6