Analysis of Risk Factors and Consequences of Consecutive Proximal Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients

Background Proximal femur fracture (PFF) carries significant morbidity, mortality, and cost implications to the health system. Subsequent contralateral fracture further decreases patient performance and increases the healthcare burden. This study aimed to identify and evaluate potential risk factors...

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Autores principales: Gurusinghe, Suranga, M Navaratnam, Devaraj, Weerasinghe, Konara, Gopinath, Girish, Uzoigwe, Chika, Joachim, Theophilus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34765330
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18527

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34765330
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18527

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