Comparison of Short-Term Outcomes of Geriatric Distal Femur and Femoral Neck Fractures
Purpose: To compare and contrast postoperative complications in the geriatric population following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for (DF) fractures relative to femoral neck (FN) fractures. Methods: Patients aged 65 years and older in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Q...
Main Authors: | Sanjit R. Konda MD, Christian A. Pean MS, Abraham M. Goch BS, Adam C. Fields BA, Kenneth A. Egol MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-12-01
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Series: | Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458515608225 |
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