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28/Aug/2018
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082018AO4351
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze recent demographic and medical billing trends in treatment of femoral neck fracture of American elderly patients. Methods The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was analyzed from 2006 to 2015, for patients aged 65 years and older, using the Current Procedural Terminology codes 27130, 27125, 27235, and 27236. Patient demographics, postoperative complications, and frequency of codes were compared and analyzed over time. Our sample had 17,122 elderly patients, in that, 70% were […]
Keywords: Aged; Femoral neck fractures/surgery; Hip fractures/surgery; Surgical procedures, operative/trends