Open AccessSystematic review on the inclusion of patients with cognitive impairment in hip fracture trials: a missed opportunity?
Author(s) -
Simran Mundi,
Harman Chaudhry,
Mohit Bhandari
Publication year - 2014
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.023413
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , cognitive impairment , inclusion (mineral) , cognition , physical therapy , psychiatry , osteoporosis , gender studies , sociology
More than 320 000 hip fractures occur annually in North America. An estimated 30% of this population have cognitive impairment. We sought to determine the extent to which patients with cognitive impairment or dementia have been included in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing hip fracture management.
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