Fractures in the Elderly A Guide to Practical Management /

Fractures in the Elderly A Guide to Practical Management /

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Newly revised and updated, this book provides geriatricians and orthopedic surgeons with the most vital tools to treat elderly patients who sustain a variety of fractures. The text uniquely encompass the etiologies of fracture in the elderly, perioperative management, the surgical treatment of commo...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Pignolo, Robert J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ahn, Jaimo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2018.
Edition:2nd ed. 2018.
Series:Aging Medicine
Subjects:
Geriatrics.
Orthopedics.
General practice (Medicine).
Geriatrics/Gerontology.
General Practice / Family Medicine.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Osteobiology of Aging
  • Pathologic Fractures
  • Falls
  • Geriatric Physiology
  • Anticoagulation
  • Prevention and Management of Perioperative Delirium
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management in Geriatric Fractures
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Hand and Wrist Fractures in the Elderly
  • Fractures of the Shoulder and Elbow
  • Vertebral Compression Fractures
  • Pelvic and Hip Fractures
  • Fractures of the Distal Femur
  • Tibial Plateau Fractures in the Elderly
  • Ankle Fractures
  • Rehabilitation
  • Evaluation of Bone Fragility and Fracture Prevention.

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