Body mass index as a prognostic factor for fracturing of the proximal extremity of the femur: a case–control study()()

OBJECTIVES: To compare the body mass index (BMI) of patients with fractures in the proximal extremity of the femur with the BMI of patients without any previous history of fractures. METHODS: We investigated patients of both sexes, aged 65 years or over, who were admitted to Hospital Independência,...

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Autores principales: Pagani, Renato Cavanus, Kunz, Rodrigo Ernesto, Girardi, Ricardo, Guerra, Marcelo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4487452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2014.09.004

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