Orthopedic Treatment of Diseases and Fractures in Elderly

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; adherence medications; age; aged; aging; ankle fracture; ankle fractures; anticoagulation; autonomy; body mass index; bone graft; capacity; cataracts; change; children; clinical ethics; common peroneal nerve; complications; compression; concussion; cross-sectional area; database; degenerative spinal disease; delirium; distal femur fracture; distal radius; drug regimen; dynamic fixation; educational meeting; elderly; epidemiology; external fixation; external popliteal sciatic nerve (EPSN); falls; family caregiver; fatty degeneration; femur fractures; fibular; foot drop; forearm; fracture; fractures; fragility fracture; frailty; geriatric trauma; greater tuberosity; grip strength; growth factors; hip fracture; hip fractures; humeral head fracture; hypertension; IlluminOss®; imagery; information and communication technology; informed consent; institutionalized persons; intramedullary stabilsation; legal aspects; length of hospital stay; medical costs; medication monitoring; mortality; muscle strength; nerve block; neurolysis; non-union; non-vascular bone grafting; nonunion; older people; opioids; osteoporosis; osteosynthesis; overdiagnosis; pain; peri-implant fracture; physical therapy; plate bending; plate breakage; post-fracture care; postmenopausal; prevalence; psoas; range of motion; recovery of independence; recovery of walking ability; recurrent fractures; risk factor; risk factors; risk of fracture; rotator cuff; sarcopenia; scaphoid; sight defects; sleep disorder; sleep disturbance; sleep improvement; sleep medication; spine; surgery; surgical timing; syndesmotic injury; tele-rehabilitation; thiazide; trans-syndesmotic screw; treatment; vascular bone grafting; vertebral fracture; vertebroplasty; vision; visual acuity; visual impairment; wrist fracture
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036593586; 9783036593593; books978-3-0365-9359-3
• Access: Open Access

Elderly frailty represents the poor resolution of homeostasis following stress and an increased risk of adverse outcomes, including falls, delirium and disability. This reprint is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of fractures and orthopedic diseases among elderly people. In particular, this concerns medical, orthopaedics and rehabilitative factors. This reprint includes original articles, narrative or systematic reviews and meta-analysis, aiming to provide readers with the correct approach to these pathologies.