Key Clinical Points Acute Hip Fracture Hip fractures (categorized according to anatomical
location as a femoral-neck fracture or an intertrochanteric or subtrochanteric fracture) can …

We describe a framework for defining pilot and feasibility studies focusing on studies
conducted in preparation for a randomised controlled trial. To develop the framework, we …

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 …

Background Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery is associated
with improved outcomes in patients with a hip fracture. The HIP ATTACK trial assessed …

The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement is a guideline
designed to improve the transparency and quality of the reporting of randomised controlled …

We aimed to assess the impact of timing of surgery in elderly patients with acute hip fracture
on morbidity and mortality. We systematically searched MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library …

Objective To identify, appraise, and synthesise the best available evidence on the efficacy of
perioperative interventions to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in adult …

Importance Patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture have a higher risk of mortality and
major complications compared with patients undergoing an elective total hip replacement …

Aims The aim of this study was to investigate mortality and risk of intraoperative medical
complications depending on delay to hip fracture surgery by using data from the Norwegian …

Bone density insufficiency is the main cause for significant musculoskeletal trauma in the
elderly population following low-energy falls. Hip fractures, in particular, represent an …