Fig. 6.1 Antero-posterior radiograph of right side proximal femur showing the anatomy and fracture positions. FNF femoral neck fracture, TF trochanteric fracture, Sub–TF sub-trochanteric fracture, LFW lateral femoral wall The…
Fig. 8.1 Four models of in-hospital management of hip fracture elderly patients, characterised by an increasing involvement of the geriatrician and a decreasing participation of the orthopaedic surgeon. (a) Traditional…
Areas Staging Patient 1 2 3 4 5 Quality of life X X X Fear of falling X Pain X X Activities of daily living X X X Delirium X…
JSTH % UK NHFD 2012 % Admission to orthopaedics ward* n = 780 n = 59,365 4 h N/A 50 24 h 66 100 >24 h 34 0 Admission…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Paolo Falaschi and David R. Marsh (eds.)OrthogeriatricsPractical Issues in Geriatrics10.1007/978-3-319-43249-6_11 11. Multi Professional Team: Coordination and Communication David R. Marsh1 (1) University College London, London, UK David R. Marsh Email: d.marsh@ucl.ac.uk The…
Fig. 10.1 Interactions between the components of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework (Source: WHO 2001 [9]) 10.2 What Is Known About…
Fig. 2.1 Age-standardised hip fracture incidence rates (/100,000) for some representative countries Regarding the site usually affected by hip fracture, in the United States, femoral neck and intertrochanteric fractures are…
Fig. 1.1 The memorandum of understanding, signed by the presidents of BOA and BGS in 2007 The weight of professional opinion represented by the combination of these two national associations…
Fig. 7.1 Timeline of functional capacity after hip fracture with traditional anaesthetic care (blue line) vs proactive multidisciplinary care (red line) The preoperative phase describes the period from fracture to…
Age Female sex Low body-mass index Previous fragility fracture, particularly of the hip, wrist and spine Parental history of hip fracture Glucocorticoid treatment (≥5 mg prednisolone daily or equivalent for…
