How to predict return to the community after fractured proximal femur in the elderly

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 723-725

  Cree, Andrew K ^a   Nade, Sydney ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADL score; Fractured neck of femur; Outcome; Return to the community

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032860059     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01673.x     Document Type: Article

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