Journal article
Medical Costs of Delayed Hip Fracture Surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Waiting for hip fracture surgery is associated with complications. The objective of this study was to determine whether waiting for hip fracture surgery is associated with health-care costs.
METHODS: We conducted a population-based, propensity-matched cohort study of patients treated between 2009 and 2014 in Ontario, Canada. The primary exposure was early hip fracture surgery, performed within 24 hours after arrival at the emergency …
Authors
Pincus D; Wasserstein D; Ravi B; Huang A; Paterson JM; Jenkinson RJ; Kreder HJ; Nathens AB; Wodchis WP
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 100, No. 16, pp. 1387–1396
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 15, 2018
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.17.01147
ISSN
0021-9355