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Low bone density and high morbidity in patients between 55 and 70 years with displaced femoral neck fractures: a case-control study of 50 patients vs 150 normal controls

BACKGROUND: A displaced femoral neck fracture (FNF) in patients 55-70 years is a serious injury with a high risk of treatment failure and the optimal surgical treatment remains unclear. We aimed to describe characteristics of fracture patients compared to a sample from the normal population. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Bartels, Stefan, Gjertsen, Jan-Erik, Frihagen, Frede, Rogmark, Cecilia, Utvåg, Stein Erik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6692959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31409337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2732-8