Medium-term mortality after hip fractures and COVID-19: A prospective multi-centre UK study
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused 1.4 million deaths globally and is associated with a 3–4 times increase in 30-day mortality after a fragility hip fracture with concurrent COVID-19 infection. Typically, death from COVID-19 infection occurs between 15 and 22 days after the onset of symptoms,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-05-01
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Series: | Chinese Journal of Traumatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127521001802 |