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The impact of COVID-19 on mortality after hip fracture

2022; British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery; Volume: 104-B; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1302/0301-620x.104b10.bjj-2022-0082.r1

ISSN

2049-4408

Autores

Richard Holleyman, Sameer Khan, André Charlett, Dominic Inman, Antony Johansen, Colin Brown, Sharmani Barnard, Sebastian Fox, Paul Baker, David J. Deehan, Paul R. Burton, Celia L. Gregson,

Tópico(s)

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

Resumo

Hip fracture commonly affects the frailest patients, of whom many are care-dependent, with a disproportionate risk of contracting COVID-19. We examined the impact of COVID-19 infection on hip fracture mortality in England.

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