We convened a multidisciplinary Working Party on behalf of the Association of Anaesthetists
to update the 2011 guidance on the peri‐operative management of people with hip fracture …

As one of the leading causes of elderly patients' hospitalisation, proximal femur fractures
(PFFs) will present an increasing socioeconomic problem in the near future. This is a result …

Orthogeriatrics is increasingly recommended in the care of hip fracture patients, although
evidence for this model is conflicting or at least limited. Furthermore, there is no conclusive …

Hip fractures are a leading cause of hospitalisation in elderly patients, representing an
increasing socioeconomic problem arising from demographic changes, considering the …

Aims The current global pandemic due to COVID-19 is generating significant burden on the
health service in the UK. On 23 March 2020, the UK government issued requirements for a …

Objective To determine whether mobilisation timing was associated with the cumulative
incidence of hospital discharge by 30 days after hip fracture surgery, accounting for potential …

The aim of this study was to investigate the association of surgical delay and comorbidities
with the risk of mortality after hip fracture surgeries. We found that CCI was the dominant …

The practice of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) for severe chest wall injury has
exponentially increased over the last decade due to improved outcomes as compared to …

Results The selected group included 11 males (16%) and 59 females (84%), with a mean
age of 83.6 years (range 61 to 96 years). A Trigen Intertan Nail was the most frequent choice …

This study aimed to compare the treatment pathway and 30-day outcomes of hip fracture
patients admitted during the COVID-19 pandemic with the pre-pandemic period. Three …