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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 79:470 (1997)
© 1997 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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Dudley M. Baker, M.D., Joseph D. Zuckerman, M.D., Mary Louise Skovron, Dr.P.H., Kenneth J. Koval, M.D., Gina Aharonoff, M.P.H. and Victor H. Frankel, M.D., Ph.D.

TO THE EDITOR:

The article "Postoperative Complications and Mortality Associated with Operative Delay in Older Patients Who Have a Fracture of the Hip" (77-A: 1551–1556, Oct. 1995), by Zuckerman et al., indicated that operative delay of three calendar days or more from the time of admission doubles the risk of mortality within the first year after the fracture. From the standpoint of a community orthopaedist, it would have been helpful to . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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