Journal article
Outcomes After Hip Fracture Surgery Compared With Elective Total Hip Replacement
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: Patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture have a higher risk of mortality and major complications compared with patients undergoing an elective total hip replacement (THR) operation. The effect of older age and comorbidities associated with hip fracture on this increased perioperative risk is unknown.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if there was a difference in hospital mortality among patients who underwent hip fracture surgery …
Authors
Le Manach Y; Collins G; Bhandari M; Bessissow A; Boddaert J; Khiami F; Chaudhry H; De Beer J; Riou B; Landais P
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 314, No. 11, pp. 1159–1166
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
September 15, 2015
DOI
10.1001/jama.2015.10842
ISSN
0098-7484