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SUBMITTER: Klestil T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6141544 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Klestil Thomas T Röder Christoph C Stotter Christoph C Winkler Birgit B Nehrer Stefan S Lutz Martin M Klerings Irma I Wagner Gernot G Gartlehner Gerald G Nussbaumer-Streit Barbara B
Scientific reports 20180917 1
We aimed to assess the impact of timing of surgery in elderly patients with acute hip fracture on morbidity and mortality. We systematically searched MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and trial registries from 01/1997 to 05/2017, as well as reference lists of relevant reviews, archives of orthopaedic conferences, and contacted experts. Eligible studies had to be randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or prospective cohort studies, including patients 60 years or older with acute hip fra ...[more]