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Aug 2026
Timing of surgery in patients with hip fracture: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis (2017–2024)
It is suggested that hip surgery within 48 h is generally associated with lower risks of mortality and major postoperative complications, and this time window should be interpreted as a pragmatic clinical benchmark rather than a strict biological threshold.
Wei Yan, Han-Ning Wang, Zhe Li et al.
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