The Role of BMI in Hip Fracture Surgery

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is an oft-cited cause of surgical morbidity and many institutions require extensive supplementary screening for obese patients prior to surgical intervention. However, in the elderly patients, obesity has been described as a protective factor. This article set out to examine th...

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Autores principales: Akinleye, Sheriff D., Garofolo, Garret, Culbertson, Maya Deza, Homel, Peter, Erez, Orry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5813852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29468090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151458517747414

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5813852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29468090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151458517747414

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