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Should older adults with hip fracture be admitted to the medicine service or the orthopedic surgery service?
Should older adults with hip fracture be admitted to the medicine service or the orthopedic surgery service?
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This feature discusses the pros and cons of admitting older adults with hip fractures to medicine versus orthopedic surgery services.
This feature about an older adult patient with a fragility fracture offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting admission of the patient to the medicine service and the other supporting admission to the orthopedic surgery service.
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