Who Is the Geriatric Trauma Patient? An Analysis of Patient Characteristics, Hospital Quality Measures, and Inpatient Cost

Purpose: The purpose of this study was 2-fold: 1) to investigate the age-related frequency, demographics and distribution of the middle-aged and geriatric orthopedic trauma population and 2) to describe the age-related frequency and distribution of hospital quality measure outcomes and inpatient cos...

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Main Authors: Sanjit R. Konda MD, Ariana Lott MD, Jessica Mandel BA, Thomas R. Lyon MD, Jonathan Robitsek PhD, Abhishek Ganta MD, Kenneth A. Egol MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151459320955087