Hip Fractures in Malta: Does Delay in Surgery Affect Clinical Outcomes?
The three-year mortality rate compares well with those found in the literature. A delay in the surgical management of hip fractures is associated with overall worse clinical outcomes, with a higher mortality rate at three years.
Authors
- Kyle Muscat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3046-8360)
Institutions
- Mater Dei Hospital (MT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.75467
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00