Fractures in the Elderly: A Guide to Practical Management

✍ Scribed by Robert J. Pignolo,Jaimo Ahn (eds.)

Publisher: Humana Press
Year: 2018
Tongue: English
Leaves: 314
Series: Aging Medicine
Edition: 2
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

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 common fractures in the elderly, as well as rehabilitation and prevention in the older patient. It focuses on the most current data and opinions regarding assessment and management of geriatric conditions that predispose the elderly to fracture, perioperative complications and subsequent functional decline. Unlike any other text, experts in both orthopedics and geriatrics review the content of each chapter for readability and appeal to his/her respective discipline, making this the physician’s ultimate guide to treating elderly patients with injuries.

Fractures in the Elderly, Second Edition is a valuable resource for geriatricians, orthopedic surgeons, physiologists, and rehabilitation specialists.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Osteobiology of Aging (Abhishek Chandra, Andrew Rosenzweig, Robert J. Pignolo)....Pages 3-37
Pathologic Fractures (Russell N. Stitzlein, Kristy L. Weber)....Pages 39-52
Falls (Kevin R. Parks, Nicole Osevala, Amy M. Westcott)....Pages 53-64
Geriatric Physiology (D. Joshua Mancini, Steve Allen)....Pages 65-78
Front Matter ....Pages 79-79
Anticoagulation (Alysa Beth Krain)....Pages 81-100
Prevention and Management of Perioperative Delirium (Jerry C. Johnson)....Pages 101-112
Anesthesia and Pain Management in Geriatric Fractures (Lu F. Cai, Jiabin Liu, Nabil Elkassabany)....Pages 113-127
Postoperative Complications (So-Dam Kim, Jung-Hoon Kim)....Pages 129-146
Front Matter ....Pages 147-147
Hand and Wrist Fractures in the Elderly (Nicholas Pulos, Stephanie Thibaudeau, L. Scott Levin)....Pages 149-160
Fractures of the Shoulder and Elbow (Cody Hillin, J. Stuart Melvin, Karen Boselli, G. Russell Huffman, Samir Mehta, Andrew F. Kuntz)....Pages 161-194
Vertebral Compression Fractures (Andrew H. Milby, Ejovi Ughwanogho, Nader M. Hebela, Harvey E. Smith)....Pages 195-206
Pelvic and Hip Fractures (Nathan A. Wigner, Neil P. Sheth, Jaimo Ahn)....Pages 207-221
Fractures of the Distal Femur (John A. Scolaro, John L. Esterhai)....Pages 223-233
Tibial Plateau Fractures in the Elderly (Krishna C. Vemulapalli, Joshua C. Rozell, Joshua L. Gary, Derek J. Donegan)....Pages 235-251
Ankle Fractures (Romie Gibly, Daniel Farber, Mara L. Schenker)....Pages 253-263
Front Matter ....Pages 265-265
Rehabilitation (Keith Baldwin, Derek J. Donegan, Mary Ann Keenan)....Pages 267-284
Evaluation of Bone Fragility and Fracture Prevention (Robert J. Pignolo, Mona Al Mukaddam)....Pages 285-301
Back Matter ....Pages 303-315

✦ Subjects

Geriatrics/Gerontology

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