Decrease in incidence of proximal femur fractures in the elderly population during the Covid-19 pandemic: a case–control study

Decrease in incidence of proximal femur fractures in the elderly population during the Covid-19 pandemic: a case–control study

Abstract Background The World Health Organization classified Covid-19 as a pandemic during the first months of 2020 as lockdown measures were implemented globally to mitigate the increasing incidence of Covid-19-related morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of...

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Main Authors: Maria Oulianski, Philip J. Rosinsky, Ariel Fuhrmann, Ruslan Sokolov, Roberto Arriola, Omri Lubovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Covid-19
Coronavirus
Hip fractures
Trauma
Elderly patient
Proximal femur fracture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05016-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05016-2

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