Orthopaedic injuries associated with hip fractures in those aged over 60 years: A study of patterns of injury and outcomes for 1971 patients

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1131-1134

  Robinson, P M ^a   Harrison, T ^a   Cook, A ^a   Parker, M J ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associated injuries; Hip fracture; Mortality; Orthopaedic; Outcome; Patterns of injury; Simultaneous injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELBOW FRACTURE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HAND FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 84862877294     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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