Predictors of mortality in elderly patients with an intertrochanteric or a femoral neck fracture

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 153-158

  Kesmezacar, Hayrettin ^a   Ayhan, Egemen ^a   Unlu, Mehmet C ^a   Seker, Ali ^a   Karaca, Saffet ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Delay in surgery; Hip fracture; Internal fixation; Mortality; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; THERAPY DELAY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP FRACTURE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 75649116479     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819adc50     Document Type: Article

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