IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MORTALITY AND HOSPITALIZATION IN OLDER ADULTS WITH HIP FRACTURE.
Diego DA Silva SantosEdivando de Moura BarrosNicole Dittrich HosniBruno Francesco ScatignaGuilherme Guadagnini FaloticoEdmilson Takehiro TakataPublished in: Acta ortopedica brasileira (2022)
The present study demonstrated that the pandemic period increased the mortality rate and the preoperative and hospitalization time in older patients with femur fractures. Thus, the pandemic has affected the care of fractures of the proximal femur in older adults, which reinforces the need to adopt measures to reduce complications and mortality.