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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2018
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| 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 |