@article{ffcd5d01094a40799286204162564f34,
title = "The impact of preoperative medical clearance procedures on the time to definitive surgical management of hip fractures",
author = "Speck, \{Fred L.\} and Morris, \{Randal P.\} and McAngus, \{Jillian K.\} and Carayannopoulos, \{Nikoletta L.\} and Lindsey, \{Ronald W.\}",
note = "Background: Clinical management guidelines usually advocate the surgical treatment of hip fractures within 20-48 hours of hospitalization, although many older patients present with significant medical conditions that require detection and possibly stabilization before surgery. The merits of an extensive preoperative medical workup versus a timely surgical intervention remain controversial.",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1097/BCO.0000000000000057",
language = "American English",
volume = "25",
journal = "Current Orthopaedic Practice",
issn = "1941-7551",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams \& Wilkins",
number = "1",
}