Mortality in Patients with Proximal Femoral Fracture During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A U.K. Hospital’s Experience

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a worldwide pandemic, with a case mortality ratio of approximately 6.4% at the time of writing (May 2020). Mortality increases in elderly patients with comorbidities. Patients with hip fracture have an average age of 80 years, with an estimated 2.8...

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Autores principales: Mamarelis, Georgios, Oduoza, Uche, Chekuri, Ravi, Estfan, Rami, Greer, Tony
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. 2020
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Scientific Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7682983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33244510
http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00086

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7682983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33244510
http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00086

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