Isolated greater trochanter fracture may impose a comparable risk on older patients’ survival as a conventional hip fracture: a population-wide cohort study

BACKGROUND: Isolated greater trochanter fracture (IGT) and conventional hip fracture (HF) affect the same anatomical area but are usually researched separately. HF is associated with high mortality, and its management is well established. In contrast, IGT’s effect on mortality is unknown, and its be...

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Autores principales: Prommik, Pärt, Tootsi, Kaspar, Veske, Karin, Strauss, Eiki, Saluse, Toomas, Kolk, Helgi, Märtson, Aare
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9044808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35477499
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05336-3

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