Mortality, readmission, and reoperation after hip fracture in nonagenarians

Abstract Background Osteoporotic hip fractures are associated with high mortality and morbidity in people of advanced age; however, few studies have investigated the complication rates in nonagenarians. In this study, we applied a competing risk analysis to estimate the mortality, readmission, and r...

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Main Authors: Jeff Chien-Fu Lin, Wen-Miin Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1493-5