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The basic mobility status upon acute hospital discharge is an independent risk factor for mortality up to 5 years after hip fracture surgery: Survival rates of 444 pre-fracture ambulatory patients evaluated with the Cumulated Ambulation Score

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mortality rates following hip fracture (HF) surgery are high. We evaluated the influence of the basic mobility status on acute hospital discharge to 1- and 5-year mortality rates after HF. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 444 patients with HF ≥60 years (mean age 81 years, 77% women) bei...

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Autores principales: Kristensen, Morten T, Kehlet, Henrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Hip
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5810832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28946781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1382038