Association between socioeconomic deprivation and surgical complications in adults undergoing ankle fracture fixation: a population-based analysis | Zendy

Jesse Wolfstadt | Zendy; Daniel Pincus | Zendy; Hans J. Kreder | Zendy; David Wasserstein | Zendy

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Association between socioeconomic deprivation and surgical complications in adults undergoing ankle fracture fixation: a population-based analysis

Author(s) -

Jesse Wolfstadt,

Daniel Pincus,

Hans J. Kreder,

David Wasserstein

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.012018

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , ankle , internal fixation , retrospective cohort study , population , incidence (geometry) , logistic regression , surgery , cohort study , cohort , amputation , physical therapy , environmental health , physics , optics

Few studies have investigated the outcomes of surgical fracture care among socially deprived patients despite the increased incidence of fractures and the inequality of care received in this group. We evaluated whether socioeconomic deprivation affected the complications and subsequent management of marginalized/homeless patients following surgery for ankle fracture.

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