Survival after trochanteric fracture. Biological factors analyzed in 270 patients.
Factors that influence mortality were analyzed in 270 patients operated on for trochanteric hip fracture. Survival was closely related to age and medical condition at the time of injury; methods of treatment had little influence on survival.
de Palma
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Department of Orthopedics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
Rizzi
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Lorini
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Greco
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis