Early infection after hip fracture surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 770-777

  Edwards, C ^a   Counsell, A ^a,b   Boulton, C ^a   Moran, C G ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 45549103609     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B6.20194     Document Type: Article

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