TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - What's new in hip fractures? Current concepts
JO  - American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead NJ)
A1  - Liporace, Frank A.
A1  - Egol, Kenneth A.
A1  - Tejwani, Nirmal
A1  - Zuckerman, Joseph D.
A1  - Koval, Kenneth J.
SP  - 66
EP  - 74
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
N2  - Hip fractures have been among the most studied injury patterns in adults. The number of hip fractures is increasing exponentially, and their treatment costs place great economic strain on society. Recently developed hip fracture treatments, emphasizing cost containment, deformity prevention, and evidence-based medicine, are attempts to optimize patient outcomes. In this article, we outline some of these developments with respect to femoral neck and intertrochanteric fractures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-4519
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -