Delay to surgery prolongs hospital stay in patients with fractures of the proximal femur

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1123-1126

  Siegmeth, A W ^a,c   Gurusamy, K ^a,b   Parker, M J ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Stoke Mandeville Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL WARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23644449749     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B8.16357     Document Type: Article

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