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Article History

Accepted: 3 July 2023

First Online: 11 August 2023

Declarations

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: No funding was received for the preparation of this manuscript.

: DS has received honoraria and travel expenses for lecturing at international conferences on matters relating to geriatric trauma and received payment for expert testimony provided to the UK Courts on matters relating to Geriatric and General Internal Medicine. We do not believe that these activities conflict with authorship of this manuscript, but they are declared for full transparency. MM, RG and SR declare that they have no conflicts of interest that might be relevant to the contents of this manuscript.

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: DS led in terms of concept and design; SR performed the database search; MM led the abstract screening and selection. MM and RG led the initial draft and revisions. All authors approved the version to be published, and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.