Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Multicenter Study
Hospital readmissions after hospital discharge for hip fracture: surgical and nonsurgical causes and effect on outcomes.
To examine the causes of hospital readmission after hip fracture and the relationships between hospital readmission and 6-month physical function and mortality. ⋯ Hospital readmissions after hip fracture are largely due to nonsurgical illness and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.