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01-12-2022 | COVID-19 | Letter to the Editor

Incidence of hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian public health care system

Authors: Audrey Caetano da Silva, Guilherme da Silva Santos, Eliane Mara Cesário Pereira Maluf, Victoria Zeghbi Cochenski Borba

Published in: Archives of Osteoporosis | Issue 1/2022

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We are glad to hear that Dr. Gavilanez reached results similar of ours and is interested in our article. We included individuals aged 60 years or older who had a hip fracture before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and received treatment through the Brazilian public health system (SUS). In the results, we reported a significant decrease in the incidence of hip fracture and in the length of hospital stay, with a non-significant reduction in fracture mortality, fatality, and hospital expenses [1]. …

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Title: Incidence of hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian public health care system
Authors: Audrey Caetano da Silva
Guilherme da Silva Santos
Eliane Mara Cesário Pereira Maluf
Victoria Zeghbi Cochenski Borba
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: Springer London
Keywords: COVID-19
Public Health
Published in: Archives of Osteoporosis / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 1862-3522
Electronic ISSN: 1862-3514
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-022-01134-5

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