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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...
Autores principales: | Gurusinghe, Suranga, M Navaratnam, Devaraj, Weerasinghe, Konara, Gopinath, Girish, Uzoigwe, Chika, Joachim, Theophilus |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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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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