The Nursing Role
Fig. 9.1 The complexity of nursing care needs for hospitalised patients with hip fracture The sharing of care between orthopaedic surgeons and orthogeriatricians can become fragmented and less effective if…
Frailty, Sarcopenia, Falls and Fractures
Fig. 4.1 Thresholds for abnormality in the components of frailty This phenotype model therefore does not include cognitive or psychosocial features that are also well known to be predictive of…
How to Implement a Fracture Liaison Service
Fig. 12.1 An example of a UK hospital-based Fracture Liaison Service However, despite the proven efficacy of FLS, there remains a chronic insufficiency in the number of established FLS present…
Hip Fracture: The Choice of Surgery
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…
Post-operative Management
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…
The Psychological Health of Patients and Their Caregivers
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…
Management of Older People with Hip Fractures in China and India: A Systems Approach to Bridge Evidence-Practice Gaps
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…
Multi Professional Team: Coordination and Communication
© 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…
Rehabilitation Following Hip Fracture
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…
The Orthogeriatric Approach: Progress Worldwide
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…
