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One-year postoperative mortality rate among the elderly with hip fractures at a single tertiary care center
BACKGROUND: Hip fractures are one of the leading causes of disability and dependency among the elderly. The rate of hip fractures has been progressively increasing due to the continuing increase in average life expectancy. Surgical intervention is the mainstay of treatment, but with an increasing pr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7410227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32757984 http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2020.298 |