Can We Accurately Predict Which Geriatric and Middle-Aged Hip Fracture Patients Will Experience a Delay to Surgery?
Introduction: This study sought to investigate whether a validated trauma triage risk assessment tool can predict time to surgery and delay to surgery. Materials and Methods: Patients aged 55 and older who were admitted for operative repair or arthroplasty of a hip fracture over a 3-year period at a...
Main Authors: | Sanjit R. Konda MD, Joseph R. Johnson ScB, Erin A. Kelly MS, Jeffrey Chan MD, Thomas Lyon MD, Kenneth A. Egol MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-08-01
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Series: | Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2151459320946021 |
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