Citation

Campbell AJ. Age Ageing 1976; 5(2): 102-109.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

179309

Abstract

Fifty female patients admitted to the orthopaedic unit at the Royal East Sussex Hospital with a fracture of the proximal femur were followed prospectively. Forty-six of these patients had concurrent medical problems. Six patients required resettlement after recovery from their fracture, and of the twenty-six returning home, eighteen required support from social services. The function of the geriatric/orthopaedic unit is reviewed and it is suggested that the combined unit is of value to all elderly patients with a proximal fracture of the femur.

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