• Osteoporos Int · Apr 2017

    Socioeconomic inequality in clinical outcome among hip fracture patients: a nationwide cohort study.

    • P K Kristensen, T M Thillemann, A B Pedersen, K Søballe, and S P Johnsen.
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Horsens Hospital, Sundvej 30, 8700, Horsens, Denmark. pia.kjar.kristensen@horsens.rm.dk.
    • Osteoporos Int. 2017 Apr 1; 28 (4): 1233-1243.

    AbstractThe evidence is limited regarding the association between socioeconomic status and the clinical outcome among patients with hip fracture. In this nationwide, population-based cohort study, higher education and higher family income were associated with a substantially lower 30-day mortality and risk of unplanned readmission after hip fracture.

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