@article{ref1,
title="Mortality after hip fracture: results of operation within 12 h of admission",
journal="Injury",
year="1992",
author="Bredahl, C. and Nyholm, B. and Hindsholm, K. B. and Mortensen, J. S. and Olesen, A. S.",
volume="23",
number="2",
pages="83-86",
abstract="This retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate the mortality and morbidity of patients undergoing hip fracture surgery within 12 h of admission, compared with surgery more than 12 h after admission, the patients had no acute medical conditions that required preoperative treatment. Mortality rates were based on survival of the patients up to 1 year after surgery. For patients with fractures of the femoral neck, and in whom surgery was performed within 12 hours of admission, the mortality rate was significantly lower from 5 months after the operation. Time of surgery did not influence the mortality of patients with trochanteric fractures. It is suggested that a fractured neck of the femur in an otherwise fit elderly patient should be regarded as a surgical emergency.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-1383",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}