Zhanyu Yang, Jiangdong Ni, Ze Long, Letian Kuang, Yongquan Gao, Shibin Tao
BACKGROUND: Hip fractures are common and account for a large proportion of orthopedic surgical admissions in elderly patients. However, determining the timing for surgery has been controversial for patients who develop hip fractures while on antiplatelet treatment. METHODS: Computerized databases for studies published from the inception date to January 2020, including the Cochrane Library, PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, Web of ScienceTM , ClinicalTrials, ClinicalKey, and Google Scholar, were searched using the keywords "Hip AND Fracture", "Antiplatelet", "Antithrombocyte", "Platelet aggregation inhibitors", "Aspirin", "Plavix", and "Clopidogrel"...
March 12, 2020: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research