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- Title
Evidence-based guidelines for the management of hip fractures in older persons: an update.
- Authors
Mak, Jenson C. S.; Cameron, Ian D.; March, Lyn M.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study on the treatment of proximal femoral fractures and provides an update on the 2003 guidelines including the recommended grades given by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Data used came from the electronic databases of The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from October 2001 to June 2008. Four issues on hip fracture management were included including surgical wound closure, reduction of postoperative delirium and osteoporosis treatment.
- Subjects
FEMORAL artery; FEMORAL nerve; BONE fractures; GUIDELINES; DATABASES; DISEASES
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2010, Vol 192, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03400.x