Factors Influencing Mortality in Patients on Antiplatelet Agents Presenting with Proximal Femoral Fractures
Purpose. To identify factors predicting one-year mortality in patients on clopidogrel presenting with proximal femoral fractures. Methods. 9 men and 22 women aged 64 to 97 (mean, 81; standard deviation, 8) years who had been taking clopidogrel for ischaemic heart disease (n=15), cerebrovascular dise...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901101900310 |