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Mortality and comorbidity after non-operatively managed, low-energy pelvic fracture in patients over age 70: a comparison with an age-matched femoral neck fracture cohort and general population

BACKGROUND: Research on mortality and comorbidity associated with pelvic fractures in older patients is scarce. We aimed to determine the short- and long-term mortality rates of older patients with a pelvic ring fracture compared with both an age-matched cohort of patients with a femoral neck fractu...

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Autores principales: Reito, Aleksi, Kuoppala, Mari, Pajulammi, Hanna, Hokkinen, Lasse, Kyrölä, Kati, Paloneva, Juha
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/PMC6862845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31744463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1320-y