Editorial: Nonoperative hip fracture care: how conservative should we be?

Authors

  • Antony Johansen University Hospital of Wales, Trauma Unit, Cardiff, UK
  • Bjarke Viberg OUH, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5169-4282

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https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.43190

Keywords:

End of Life Care, Fractures, Hip, Palliation

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2025-02-24

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Johansen, A., & Viberg, B. (2025). Editorial: Nonoperative hip fracture care: how conservative should we be?. Acta Orthopaedica, 96, 174–175. https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.43190

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