Why the study?
Are patients with clinically suspected but unproven hip fractures requiring cross-sectional imaging best admitted under geriatrician-led care?
Population
126 patients with clinically suspected but unproven hip fractures receiving second-line cross-sectional…
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Supports geriatrician-led admission for suspected unproven hip fractures given medical comorbidities; leaves open prospective outcome data before practice change.
Are patients with clinically suspected but unproven hip fractures requiring cross-sectional imaging best admitted under geriatrician-led care?
Patients with suspected but unproven hip fractures frequently have alternative medical diagnoses, supporting initial admission under geriatrician-led care.
Macdonald et al. (2018) studied this question.
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