Surgical Science
Vol.5 No.5(2014), Paper ID 46295, 6
pages
DOI:10.4236/ss.2014.55039
A Review of Hip Fracture Mortality—Why and How Does Such a Large Proportion of These Elderly Patients Die?
Aodhnait S. Fahy, Fabian Wong, Kumarapathan Kunasingam, Daniel Neen, Frances Dockery, Adil Ajuied, Diane L. Back
Trauma and Orthopaedics Unit, London, UK
Trauma and Orthopaedics Unit, London, UK
Trauma and Orthopaedics Unit, London, UK
Trauma and Orthopaedics Unit, London, UK
Department of Ageing & Health, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, UK
Trauma and Orthopaedics Unit, London, UK
Trauma and Orthopaedics Unit, London, UK
Copyright © 2014 Aodhnait S. Fahy, Fabian Wong, Kumarapathan Kunasingam, Daniel Neen, Frances Dockery, Adil Ajuied, Diane L. Back et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
Fahy, A. , Wong, F. , Kunasingam, K. , Neen, D. , Dockery, F. , Ajuied, A. and Back, D. (2014) A Review of Hip Fracture Mortality—Why and How Does Such a Large Proportion of These Elderly Patients Die?.
Surgical Science,
5, 227-232. doi:
10.4236/ss.2014.55039.