Abstract:ObjectiveTo compare the morbidity and mortality of patients with hip fractures operated within and after 48 hours of the occurrence of fracture and establish if timing of repair alone had a major role in deciding how the patients fared after the surgical repair or if their preexisting comorbidities were also responsible for their postoperative outcomes.SampleThe study included the medical records of 49 patients (aged 51-99 years) admitted to Coney Island Hospital between January 2003 and January 2004 with a pr… Show more
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