Preoperative Thyroid Dysfunction Predicts 30-Day Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 43-49

  Ling, Xi Wern ^a   Howe, Tet Sen ^a   Koh, Joyce Suang Bee ^a   Wong, Merng Koon ^a   Ng, Alvin Choong Meng ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

complications; hip fracture; hyperthyroid; thyroid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993737811     PISSN: 21514585     EISSN: 21514593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2151458513504215     Document Type: Article

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