Hip fracture in the immobile patient

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1037-1039

  Hay, D ^a   Parker, M J ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141703605     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.85B7.14372     Document Type: Article

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