Importance Although wait times for hip fracture surgery have been linked to mortality and are
being used as quality-of-care indicators worldwide, controversy exists about the duration of …

Importance Controversy exists about the preferred surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty
(THA). Objective To determine whether an anterior approach is associated with lower risk …

Importance Postoperative delirium in older adults receiving hip fracture surgery is associated
with morbidity and increased health care costs, yet little is known of potential modifiable …

Background: Although the prevalence of displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly
population is increasing worldwide, there remains controversy as to whether these injuries …

Importance Overlapping surgery, also known as double-booking, refers to a controversial
practice in which a single attending surgeon supervises 2 or more operations, in different …

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Objectives: To measure time to flap coverage after open tibia fractures and assess whether
delays are associated with inpatient complications. Design: Retrospective cohort study. …

Background: Waiting for hip fracture surgery is associated with complications. The objective
of this study was to determine whether waiting for hip fracture surgery is associated with …

Objective: Establish baseline rates of and risk factors for reoperation within 1 or 2 years of
ankle open reduction internal fixation (ORIF). Design: Retrospective, population-based cohort …

Background Femoral shaft fractures are common in major trauma. Early definitive fixation,
within 24 hours, is feasible in most patients and is associated with improved outcomes. …