Publications by authors named "Joao Carlos Pedro Filho"
Objective: Evaluating clinical factors associated with mortality in older patients who underwent surgical correction of hip fractures.
Methods: This observational and retrospective study analyzed the medical records of 67 patients (aged older than 60 years), both men and women, who underwent surgical correction of hip fractures from 2019 to 2020 at Hospital São Paulo. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, presence of comorbidities, affected hip region, and trauma mechanism.
Objective: To evaluate the involvement of orthopedists and orthopedic residents with fragility fractures, in its clinical, therapeutic, and social aspects.
Methods: Cross-sectional observational and prospective study that took place in the period from June to August 2020.
Results: 540 participants were analyzed.