Surgical Treatment of Acetabular Fractures in Elderly Patients With Osteoporotic Bone
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Vol. 7 (2) , 128-141
- https://doi.org/10.5435/00124635-199903000-00006
Abstract
The incidence of acetabular fractures in the elderly has recently shown a marked increase due to the combination of greater longevity for the population as a whole and a relative decrease in the incidence of alcohol-related trauma in younger adults. The compromised physiologic reserve and thKeywords
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