Hip fracture (Hip fracture care clinical care standard)
Glossary Item Attributes
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Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier: | 629165 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
Definition: | For the purposes of the Hip fracture care clinical care standard (ACSQHC 2015a), hip fracture is a break occurring at the top of the thigh bone (femur), near the pelvis. |
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