Postoperative mortality after a hip fracture over a 15-year period in Denmark: a national register study

Background and purpose — In Denmark, 44 per 10,000 persons over the age of 50 years suffered a hip fracture (HF) in 2011. We characterized the patients and identified risk factors associated with 30-day, 90-day, and 1-year postoperative mortality in Denmark from 2000 to 2014. Patients and methods —...

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Main Authors: Ossian Gundel, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Ismail Gögenur, Sarah Ekeloef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2019.1680485