Neck of Femur Fractures in Patient’s Aged More Than 85 Years—are They a Unique Subset?

Background. The UK population is ageing with the largest increase expected to occur in people aged more than 85 years (85+). We have examined the hypothesis that neck of femur (NOF) fractures in the 85+ group exhibit demonstrable key outcome measurement differences after surgery when compared to a s...

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Main Authors: Andrew Moon MBBS, Andrew Gray MD, FRCS, David Deehan MD, FRCS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-07-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458511414562