Morbidity and Mortality After Surgical Management of Tibial Plateau Fractures in Octogenarians.

Tom G Pollard Puneet Gupta Theodore Quan Pradip Ramamurti Safa C FassihiAlex GuJames DeBritz

Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2021)

In appropriately selected octogenarian patients, surgical management of tibial plateau fractures was associated with greater risks of transfusion and longer hospital stay. However, comparisons of the rates of late complications and reoperations remain unknown.

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