BMC Geriatrics

Association of surgical timing and early verticalization with 12-month mortality after proximal femur fracture: a prospective cohort study of 641 patients

By Belinda Trobec, Gianluca Canton, Lorenzo Biason, Chiara Ratti

Fig. 1. Flow chart of patients’ selection process; PT: physiotherapy program — Fig. 1. Flow chart of patients’ selection process; PT: physiotherapy programFlow chart of patients’ selection process; PT: physiotherapy programTrobec et al.

Cohort study of 641 peoplePopulations

12 months, declared no competing interests

The paper

Belinda Trobec, Gianluca Canton, Lorenzo Biason, Chiara Ratti

University of Trieste

BMC Geriatrics, 1 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07727-w PubMed 42675455

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