# Timing Matters in Hip Fracture Surgery: Patients Operated within 48 Hours Have Better Outcomes. A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of over 190,000 Patients

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/timing-matters-in-hip-fracture-surgery-patients-operated-within-48-hours-have/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Lorenzo Moja,Alessandra Piatti,V.L. Pecoraro,Cristian Ricci,Gianni Virgili,Georgia Salanti,Luca Germagnoli,Alessandro Liberati,Giuseppe Banfi |
| Citations | 642 |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0046175 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0046175&type=printable |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2008921114 |
| PMID | 23056256 |
| Type | review |
| Year | 2012 |

## Paper authors

- [Gianni Virgili](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gianni-virgili/)

## Paper journal

- [PLoS ONE](https://scholariq.org/journals/plos-one/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Hip and Femur Fractures](https://scholariq.org/topics/hip-and-femur-fractures/)

## Paper topics

- [Hip and Femur Fractures](https://scholariq.org/topics/hip-and-femur-fractures/)
- [Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-anesthesia-and-surgical-outcomes/)
- [Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/total-knee-arthroplasty-outcomes/)

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