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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 63, 1992 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Survival after trochanteric fracture

Biological factors analyzed in 270 patients

Luigi de Palma Department of Orthopedics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine, Rome
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Luigi Rizzi Department of Orthopedics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine, Rome
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Giovanni Lorini Department of Orthopedics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine, Rome
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Francesco Greco Department of Orthopedics, University of Ancona, School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy
Pages 645-647 | Accepted 03 Jul 1992, Published online: 24 Nov 2009
 
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Abstract

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.

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