Journal article
Ninety-Day Mortality After Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Research on the relationship between orthopaedic volume and outcomes has focused almost exclusively on elective arthroplasty procedures. Geriatric patients who have sustained an intertrochanteric hip fracture are older and have a heavier comorbidity burden in comparison with patients undergoing elective arthroplasty; therefore, any advantage of provider volume in terms of mortality could be overwhelmed by the severity of the hip …
Authors
Forte ML; Virnig BA; Swiontkowski MF; Bhandari M; Feldman R; Eberly LE; Kane RL
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 92, No. 4, pp. 799–806
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2010
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.h.01204
ISSN
0021-9355