Tag Archives: hip fracture
Time trends in hospital stay after hip fracture in Canada, 2004-2012
Canadian health authorities aimed to shorten hip fracture hospital stay through changes in bed management protocols and surgery access policy. Some provinces introduced the practice of repatriating hip fracture patients to long term care within 5 days
Unusual fractures in osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is common in our aging population and is a major reason for loss of independence and deterioration of quality of life. Medications are often required to treat osteoporosis and such treatments, particularly drugs of the bisphosphonate
