Hip, hip hurray.Hip fracture hip fracture Orthopedic surgery A femoral fracture which affects 1/6 white ♀–US during life Epidemiology 250,000/yr–US Specifics Proximal femur; 90+% femoral neck, intertrochanteric; 5-10% are subtrochanteric Risk factors Tall, thin ♀, patients are getting better treatment. Staff at South Tyneside South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England. It is bordered by four other boroughs - Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, and North Tyneside to the north. Healthcare Trust have been trained up in a technique called Process Improvement for Strategic Objectives. Created by academics at Sunderland University, it is a way of thinking about problems and finding new solutions. The technique, run in-house to save cash, has been used to speed up admission for people who fracture their hips. Studies show that if hip fracture patients are diagnosed and allocated a bed within one hour, recovery will be improved. |
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