COVID-19 pandemic and hip fractures: impact and lessons learned

Aims: The coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic forced an unprecedented period of challenge to the NHS in the UK where hip fractures in the elderly population are a major public health concern. There are approximately 76,000 hip fractures in the UK each year which make up a substantial proportion...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Arafa, Samia Nesar, Hamza Abu-Jabeh, Ma Odette Remelou Jayme, Yegappan Kalairajah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2020-09-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
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Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.19.BJO-2020-0116.R1