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Hip fracture incidence in the UK is estimated at 70,000 annually and predicted to exceed 91,000 by 2015, highlighting a relative evidence void regarding basic global peri-operative care.
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Highlights evidence void in hip fracture peri-operative care; leaves open optimal global standards.
Currently estimated at 70,000 per annum, the incidence of hip fractures in the UK is predicted to reach over 91,000 by 2015. Despite this burden of injury, a relative evidence void exists regarding the basic global peri-operative care of patients with proximal femur fractures managed in orthopaedic units across the UK.
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Forrester et al. (2013) studied this question. Hip fracture incidence in the UK is estimated at 70,000 annually and predicted to exceed 91,000 by 2015, highlighting a relative evidence void regarding basic global peri-operative care.
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