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