Orthogeriatrics

This book focuses on orthogeriatrics, a topic that has received little attention in the literature to date. As active members of the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN), the editors and most of the authors of this book have gathered all essential expertise on hip fracture management in a single volume....

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Falaschi, Paolo (Editor), Marsh, David R. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
SeriesPractical Issues in Geriatrics,
Subjects
Medicine.
Anesthesiology.
Emergency medicine.
Geriatrics.
Nursing.
Orthopedics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319432496
ISSN2509-6060
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-43249-6
Physical DescriptionVIII, 211 p. 22 illus., 13 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction: why orthogeriatrics, worldwide distribution of orthogeriatric approach
  • 2 Epidemiology of hip fracture and social costs.-3 Osteoporosis in the elderly patient
  • 4 Frailty, sarcopenia and falls
  • 5 Pre-operative management
  • 6 Hip fracture: the choice of surgery
  • 7 Orthogeriatric anaesthetics. 8 Post-operative management
  • 9 The role of nursing
  • 10 Rehabilitation
  • 11 Multi-professional team: coordination and communication
  • 12 How to implement a Fracture Liaison Service
  • 13 Co-management of elective orthopaedic patients
  • 14 Patient's and caregiver's psychological evaluation.

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