Open AccessMortality following combined fractures of the hip and proximal humerus
Author(s) -
Aziz Haque,
Harvinder Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v11.i10.426
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , cohort , proximal humerus , humerus , cohort study , surgery , osteoporosis
Hip fractures and proximal humerus fractures are known to be associated with increased mortality, but the impact on mortality of combining these two common injuries is not well known.