Combined orthogeriatric care in the management of hip fractures: A prospective study

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 122-124

  Khan, R ^a   Fernandez, C ^a   Kashif, F ^a   Shedden, R ^a   Diggory, P ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined orthopaedic geriatric care; Geriatric rehabilitation; Hip fractures; Orthogeriatric

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036130292     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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