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The impact of COVID-19 on morbidity and mortality in neck of femur fracture patients: a prospective case-control cohort study.

Alex E WardDaniel TadrossFiona WellsLawrence MajkowskiUmna NaveedRathan JeyapalanDavid G PartridgeSuvira MadanChris M Blundell
Published in: Bone & joint open (2020)
This study has shown that patients with a neck of femur fracture have a high rate of mortality and complications such as bacterial pneumonia and acute kidney injury when diagnosed with COVID-19 within the perioperative period. We have demonstrated the high risk of in hospital transmission of COVID-19 and the association between the infection and an increased length of stay for the patients affected.Cite this article: Bone Joint Open 2020;1-11:669-675.
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