Accelerated hip fracture surgery in the elderly: A pilot study / Komella Anne Sooria Prakasam
BACKGROUND: The rising incidence of hip fractures in the elderly is a healthcare burden in terms of morbidity, mortality and costs that can be reduced by accelerating surgery. Hip fractures initiate an inflammatory response, resulting in a catabolic, procoagulant, stressed state that may result i...
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2018
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