EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURE IN OLDER ADULTS IN A PHILANTHROPICAL HOSPITAL IN SÃO PAULO
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the age and anthropometry profile of patients with a diagnosis of fracture of the proximal femur in older adults admitted to a philanthropic hospital in São Paulo. Methods: Retrospective observational cross-sectional study. All patients older than 59 years with fe...
Main Authors: | RAFAEL MORAES TRINCADO, MARCOS ALEXANDRE KOJIMA MORI, LUCAS SEABRA FERNANDES, THOMAS ABDAL PERLAKY, JOSÉ OCTÁVIO SOARES HUNGRIA |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2022-12-01
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Series: | Acta Ortopédica Brasileira |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522022002600208&tlng=en |
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