Mortality after distal radius fracture in men and women aged 50 years and older in southern Norway.

Increased mortality rates in patients sustaining hip and vertebral fractures are well documented; however in distal radius fracture patients the results are conflicting. The aim of this study was to examine short- and long-term mortality in distal radius fracture patient in comparison with the backg...

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Main Authors: Jannike Øyen, Andreas P Diamantopoulos, Glenn Haugeberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112098