Impact of subtrochanteric fractures in the geriatric population: better pre-fracture condition but poorer outcome than pertrochanteric fractures: evidence from the Spanish Hip Fracture Registry

Impact of subtrochanteric fractures in the geriatric population: better pre-fracture condition but poorer outcome than pertrochanteric fractures: evidence from the Spanish Hip Fracture Registry

Abstract Background Clinical management in orthogeriatric units and outcome indicators are similar for extracapsular fragility hip fractures, without discriminating between subtrochanteric and pertrochanteric fractures. Hypothesis Geriatric patients, 75 years or older, with subtrochanteric fractures...

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Main Authors: Héctor J. Aguado, Pablo Castillón-Bernal, Paula S. Ventura-Wichner, María C. Cervera-Díaz, Javier Abarca-Vegas, Luis García-Flórez, Jordi Salvador-Carreño, Virginia García-Virto, Clarisa Simón-Pérez, Cristina Ojeda-Thies, Pilar Sáez-López, Juan I. González-Montalvo, RNFC Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Subjects:
Aged
Geriatric
Hip fracture
Pertrochanteric
Subtrochanteric
Intertrochanteric
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-022-00637-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-022-00637-8

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