Mental state and other prognostic factors in femoral fractures of the elderly.
- 1 September 1978
- journal article
- Vol. 28 (194) , 557-9
Abstract
Fifty elderly patients with fractured femurs were followed up for six months. A hospital stay of less than 28 days and a good prefracture mental state were such important favourable prognostic factors that their absence made the outlook poor and carried clear implications concerning management.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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