Journal article
When should we operate on elderly patients with a hip fracture? It’s about time!
Abstract
Demographic predictions indicate the annual incidence of hip fractures will rise to 100,000 per annum in 2020. The annual costs to the NHS are approximately two billion pounds. Despite significant advances in the operating technique and management of these fractures, controversies still exist. One such matter for debate is the ideal timing for hip fracture surgery. There are arguments for and against early stabilization, yet all this evidence …
Authors
Panesar SS; Simunovic N; Bhandari M
Journal
The Surgeon, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 185–188
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.surge.2011.03.005
ISSN
1479-666X