Evaluation of therapy in traumatic elderly falls to return autonomy and functional status

Background: Traumatic falls among the elderly (≥65 years old) are the leading cause of injury, morbidity and mortality are increasing with rising medical costs. Methods: This is a retrospective medical record review of elderly mechanical fall patients (288 patients) admitted to an American College o...

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Main Authors: Christopher W Foote, MD, MS, Cheryl Vanier, PhD, Chaoyang Chen, MD, PhD, Carlos H Palacio, MD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845022000616