Peer review report
Peer review report 2 on
“Impact of frailty on outcomes in geriatric femoral neck
fracture management: An analysis of national surgical quality improvement
program dataset
e Observational study”
1. Original submission 1.1. Recommendation
Minor Revision.
1.2. Comments to the author
This is well-written article. The topic is important. There are several factors defined for comorbidity factors in hip fracture sur-gery. Definition of ‘Frailty’ has not been well described in orthopae-dic practise, however definition of ‘physiologic age’ is used frequently. This study would clarify this statement. The only limita-tion of the study is the short period of follow-up.
Title OK. Abstract
It is better to state the study type, retrospective/prospective? Introduction
OK. Methods
Did you exclude the patients who required additional surgeries other than hip for concomitant injuries?
Did you perform any subgroup evaluation about osteoporosis? Results
OK. Discussion
Discussion flows smoothly like introduction. Starting with a brief paragraph, defining the strengths and limitations of the study, and dictating the conclusion in a simple and clear way are good for discussion.
Conclusion OK. References OK.
Figure& Table OK.
Mehmet Erdil, MD, Assoc. Prof. Istanbul Medipol University, Orthopaedics& Traumatology Dep., Medipol Universitesi, Bagcilar, Istanbul, Istanbul 34093, Turkey E-mail addresses:drmehmeterdil@gmail.com, mehmeterdil@hotmail.com. Available online 10 March 2016
DOI of published article:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.02.087.
Contents lists available atScienceDirect
International Journal of Surgery
j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w . j o u r n a l - s u r g e r y . n e t
International Journal of Surgery 25 (2016) 165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.02.091
