Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Rommens, Pol Maria (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hofmann, Alexander (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Orthopedics.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

Thanks to an increasing life expectancy of our populations the number of elderly persons is steadily growing and will continue to do so. Among these, the rate of persons with illnesses and degenerative diseases is significant. The prevalence of osteoporosis is especially high in elderly women and le...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Section 1: General considerations
• Section 2: Clinical aspects
• Section 3: Classification
• Section 4: Treatment of fragility fractures of the pelvis
• Section 5: Stabilization techniques for the posterior pelvic ring
• Section 6: Stabilization techniques for the anterior pelvic ring.