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Risk Factors of Serious Adverse Events for Geriatric Hip Fractures: Is it the Frailty or the Timing?

Ling-Xiao WangLi-Juan GuanMing-Hong DengLi-Hua Zhou
Published in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2024)
Frailty serves as a reliable predictor of the probability of encountering severe adverse events while hospitalized for elderly individuals with hip fractures. This method has the potential to pinpoint particular modifiable factors that necessitate intervention, whereas the impact of surgical timing remains uncertain and necessitates additional research.
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