Searching for the 'winner' hip fracture patient: the effect of modifiable and non-modifiable factors on clinical outcomes following hip fracture surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: A hip fracture patient aged <80 years old, with an ASA I-II, with low dementia CDR index and on osteoporosis medication has a better chance of an improved outcome (winner patient). PMID: 31547719 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31547719?dopt=Abstract

Source: Hip International - September 22, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Makridis KG, Badras LS, Badras SL, Karachalios TS Tags: Hip Int Source Type: research

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