Background Hip fractures are common and account for a large proportion of orthopedic
surgical admissions in elderly patients. However, determining the timing for surgery has …

DVT and PE are among the leading causes of perioperative morbidity and mortality in
orthopedic patients. To reduce potentially devastating complications of DVT and PE, it is …

Introduction The treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fracture in elderly patients is
challenging and how to treat these patients remains controversial. The purposes of this …

Background Femoral neck fractures in the elderly make up a large proportion of Orthopaedic
surgical admissions each year. Operating on patients with clopidogrel poses a challenge …

Introduction Hip fracture is a common presentation in the elderly population, many of whom
will be taking the antiplatelet clopidogrel, which has the potential to increase perioperative …

The elderly population is increasing worldwide, associated with an increase in diseases
related to aging, such as hip fractures. These patients are sometimes treated with …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether patients with hip fractures receiving
antiplatelet and direct oral anticoagulants treated within 48 hours of admission had worse …

Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in mortalilty rate
between cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients and non-CVD patients after hip fracture …

Background: Geriatric hip fracture patients receiving clopidogrel are a surgical challenge. In
China, most of these patients undergo delayed surgical treatment after clopidogrel …

Purpose To evaluate the efficiency of a clinical pathway in the management of elderly
patients with fragility hip fracture in a second level hospital in terms of length of stay time to …