Management of hip fractures among elderly patients at Jordan University Hospital: A cross-sectional study
Conclusions:
Compliance with AAOS guidelines is reasonable, and it can be increased by following recommendations regarding: preoperative analgesia, femoral head type, blood transfusion threshold, home physical therapy, nutritional assessment, pain management, vitamin D and calcium supplementation, and osteoporosis treatment.
Level of Evidence:
Level III.
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
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