Early interdisciplinary hospital intervention for elderly patients with hip fractures : functional outcome and mortality

Early interdisciplinary hospital intervention for elderly patients with hip fractures : functional outcome and mortality

OBJECTIVES: Hip fractures are associated with high levels of co-morbidity and mortality. Orthogeriatric units have been shown to be effective with respect to functional recovery and mortality reduction. The aim of this study is to document the natural history of early multidisciplinary intervention...

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Main Authors: Francisco José Tarazona-Santabalbina, Ángel Belenguer-Varea, Eduardo Rovira-Daudi, Enmanuel Salcedo-Mahiques, David Cuesta-Peredó, Juan Ramón Doménech-Pascual, María Isabel Salvador-Pérez, Juan Antonio Avellana-Zaragoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Hip Fractures
Risk Factors
Geriatric Intervention
Mortality
Walking
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000600002

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