Purpose The extent to which concomitant COVID-19 infection increases short-term mortality
following hip fracture is not fully understood. A systemic review and meta-analysis of COVID …

Given that the global population of elderly individuals is expanding and the difficulty of
recovery, hip fractures will be a huge challenge and a critical health issue for all of humanity …

Abstract Background On the 11th March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the
COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Multiple new guidelines were proposed and existing …

Introduction As COVID-19 roared through the world, governments worldwide enforced
containment measures that affected various treatment pathways, including those for hip …

Aims Hip fracture commonly affects the frailest patients, of whom many are care-dependent,
with a disproportionate risk of contracting COVID-19. We examined the impact of COVID-19 …

Objectives COVID-19 can be a life-threatening illness, especially for older patients. The
COVID-19 outbreak created a dramatic organizational challenge in treating infected patients …

Aims Hip fracture is a common condition of the older, frailer person. This population is also
at risk from SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is important to understand the impact of coexistent hip …

Objectives Studies have demonstrated high rates of mortality in people with proximal
femoral fracture and SARS-CoV-2, but there is limited published data on the factors that …

Background Hip fracture in elderly patients is associated with a significant mortality which
may be worsened by COVID-19 infection. Objective To undertake a systematic review and …

Background: COVID-19 infection first emerged in December 2019 in China and has since
rapidly spread to become a worldwide pandemic. Orthopaedic surgery suffered a significant …