Utility of Geriatric Assessment in the Projection of Early Mortality Following Hip Fracture in the Elderly Patients

Hip fractures result in significant morbidity and mortality in elders. Indicators of frailty are associated with poor outcomes. Commonly used frailty tools rely on motor skills that cannot be performed by this population. We determined the association between the Charlson Comorbidity Score (CCS), in...

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Autores principales: Palmer, Aunaly, Taitsman, Lisa A., Reed, May J., Nair, Bala G., Bentov, Itay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6287303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30546923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151459318813976

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6287303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30546923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151459318813976

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