Structured Abstract Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to
assess the risk of early mortality in hip fracture patients with COVID-19 infection who …

Over the past 4 decades, much has been learned about the pathophysiology and treatment
of osteoporosis, the prevention of fragility fractures, and the perioperative management of …

Background and purpose—In Denmark, 44 per 10,000 persons over the age of 50 years
suffered a hip fracture (HF) in 2011. We characterized the patients and identified risk factors …

Background Risk adjustment has implications across orthopaedics, including informing
clinical care, improving payment models, and enabling observational orthopaedic research …

Background Little is known regarding the occurrence of pneumonia after hip fracture
surgery. The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence, risk factors, and clinical …

OBJECTIVE. Our objective was to determine the association between muscle cross-
sectional area and attenuation, as measured on routine CT scans, and mortality in older …

Objectives: The Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), Elixhauser comorbidity measure (ECM),
and modified frailty index (mFI) have been associated with mortality after hip fracture. The …

Background Postoperative complications and perioperative transfusions are common after
hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty (THA) and can lead to increased morbidity and …

Aim To compare early complications after the posterior and the direct lateral (transgluteal)
approach, when using hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures …

Objective: This pre-planned secondary analysis of geriatric interdisciplinary home
rehabilitation, which was initially found to shorten the postoperative length of stay in hospital …