Time to death in a prospective cohort of 252 patients treated for fracture of the proximal femur in a major hospital in Portugal

• Main Authors: Sónia Campos (Author), Sandra Maria Ferreira Alves (Author), Marilia Sá Carvalho (Author), Nuno Neves (Author), Abel Trigo-Cabral (Author), Maria Fátima Pina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objectives were to analyze one-year survival and mortality predictors in patients with fracture of the proximal femur (low/moderate trauma). A prospective cohort was formed by inviting all patients hospitalized in the Orthopedic Ward of the second largest hospital in Portugal (May 2008-April 200...