Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rommens, Pol Maria (Editor), Hofmann, Alexander (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.