Hip fractures in the winter – using the National Hip Fracture Database to examine seasonal variation in incidence and mortality

Each year around 66,000 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will suffer a hip fracture [1], making this the commonest reason for an older person to need emergency anaesthesia and surgery and is the commonest cause of accidental death.

Source: Injury - February 23, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Antony Johansen, Catherine Grose, William Havelock Source Type: research