Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy, MD, MSc

According to published results, “off-hour” surgical start times between 5 p.m. and 6:59 a.m. do not negatively affect hospital quality measures or outcomes of hip fracture surgery.

Published results showed use of sliding hip screws may be an acceptable low-cost alternative to intramedullary nails for patients undergoing fixation of trochanteric hip fractures.