Timing of Hip Fracture Surgery in the Elderly

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 138-140

  Lee, Daniel J ^a   Elfar, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; hip fracture; length of stay; mortality; surgical timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993740463     PISSN: 21514585     EISSN: 21514593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2151458514537273     Document Type: Article

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